Search Results - "Pest"
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Assessing the impact of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) in the Uganda rural livelihoods
Published 2007“…Shortage of capital and credit facilities was often cited by farmers as a critical constraint facing them, in addition to scarcity of agricultural inputs, lack of adequate farmland, unfavorable weather patterns and problems of pests and diseases. These emphasize that the quality of advisory services is not the only important factor influencing technology adoption and productivity, and the need for complementary progress in other areas, especially development of the rural financial system. …”
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Cassava breeding and varietal dissemination in the Philippines: Major achievements during the past 20 years
Published 2001“…Future breeding work and selection will focus on the identification of superior varieties, not only with high yield but with high starch content, tolerance to existing pests and diseases, and other characters that will satisfy the requirements of the cassava-based industry.…”
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Cassava production and processing in Cote dIvoire: COSCA working paper, No. 23
Published 2000“…The local cultivars were susceptible to the major cassava plant pests/diseases. The majority of cassava producers relied mainly on crop rotation, fallow management, and cultivar selection from among the available landraces to control the problems. …”
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Fertilizer use soil health and agricultural sustainability
Published 2022“…Imbalanced use of chemical fertilizers can alter soil pH, and increase pests attack, acidification, and soil crust, which results in a decrease in soil organic carbon and useful organisms, stunting plant growth and yield, and even leading to the emission of greenhouse gases [7,8]. …”
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La salud animal en los paises del área andina.
Published 2018“…En la RESANDINA I en Bogotá 9Colombia), se aconsejó: revisar información epidemiológica en rabia bovina y establecer proyectos de control, el apoyo del IICA en campañas de control de garrapatas, anaplasmosis y babesiosis, proyectos para control de peste porcina clásica, inventario de recursos humanos, físicos, financieros y centros de invesrtigación, para determinar capacidad de utilización como centros de referencia y capacitación en la RESANDINA II en el Perú, se sugirió: estudios de economía pecuaria (incluyendo daños económicos/enfermedades y costos de control). …”
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Eficiencia del mejoramiento genético de papa con manipulaciones de ploidía
Published 2020“…Se desarrolló una población diploide con resistencia múltiple a las pestes y adaptación a los días de fotoperíodo corto (DC). …”
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New methods for seed potato production: an investigation into the production and farmer uptake of mini tubers in South Africa
Published 2018“…Further research needs to be carried out. The incidence of pests and diseases in small-scale farming, which reported to be the major of the surveyed farmers’ challenge, can be overcome by introducing mini-tubers in their system, yet this initiative need to be accompanied with a sound project including trainings on specific topics. …”
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Effekter av oljor och såpor på parasitsteklarna Encarsia spp. och Aphidius spp.
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Reforestation in the far north
Published 2017“…Foresters have often promoted their use, mainly because of higher growth rates, resilience to pests and diseases and improved survival under harsh conditions. …”
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Effects of within-field and landscape factors on Dasineura brassicae in winter oilseed rape cultivations in Skåne, southern Sweden
Published 2019“…B. napus is often associated with various insect pests. This study regards two of these; the cabbage seed weevil (Ceutorhynchus obstrictus) and the brassica pod midge (Dasineura brassicae). …”
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Characterised existing sweetpotato seed system actors, identified efficient seed distribution channels and market preferred varieties in Bukombe and Butiama districts, Tanzania
Published 2021“…The three most disliked attributes in Polista were late maturing, short storage life, and susceptibility to pests and diseases. In Ukimwi susceptible to pests and diseases, limited supply of planting material, and small size of the root. …”
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Tanzania Country Climate Risk Profile Series, Kilolo District
Published 2019“…Experts and farmers assert that climatic risks including unpredictable rainfall, prolonged drought, and increased incidences of pests and diseases have resulted in declining agricultural productivity. …”
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First report of banana bunchy top virus in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) in Tanzania
Published 2022“…Since then, BBTV spread was confirmed in 15 countries in Central, Southern, and Western African regions but was not detected in any previous surveys in the East African sub-region. During banana pests and disease surveys conducted in December 2020 – January 2021 in Buhigwe District in the Kigoma Region of Tanzania revealed banana plants with typical BBTV symptoms (severe stunting, leaves with shortened petioles, chlorotic streaks, and yellow leaf margins) in several banana fields in Muhinda (lon. 29.78662, lat. -4.53672) and Mwayaya (lon. 29.8218, lat. -4.49203) villages. …”
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Innovations in insuring the poor: Risk, poverty and insurance
Published 2009“…Rural households, most of which derive their livelihoods from the land, face the additional risks of droughts, floods, and pests and diseases affecting their crops and livestock. …”
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Climate-Smart Agriculture in Ethiopia
Published 2017“…Despite high usage of traditional production methods, there is evidence of increased use of organic fertilizers, adoption of crop varieties with higher resistance/tolerance to drought, pests, and diseases, and improved livestock feeding practices, as attempts to increase productivity and resilience, but also with cobenefits in terms of reducing agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. • Given the country’s poverty and food insecurity challenges, priorities for economic growth and increased resilience have pushed mitigation efforts backstage. …”
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