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Breeding for promiscuous soybeans at IITA
(InTech, 2011-04) -
Integrated Pest Management of Banana
(Taylor and Francis, 2011-01) -
Use of DNA capture kits to collect Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum and banana bunchy top virus pathogen DNA for molecular diagnostics
(Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International, 2013-12)Banana Xanthomonas wilt, caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, and banana bunchy top virus disease (BBTD), caused by the banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), are two of the most devastating diseases of banana in East and Central Africa, and cause significant losses in food security and income for millions of farmers, traders and consumers. To prevent the establishment and spread of the diseases across the region, control interventions must be rapidly deployed. A first and ... -
Development of ELISA for the detection of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, the causal agent of BXW: Banana Xanthomonas Wilt
(Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International, 2013-12)Rabbit polyclonal antibodies (PAbs) were produced against a pure isolate of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum (Xcm), which is the causal organism of banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) disease of banana (Musa spp.) in the Great Lakes region of Africa. Anti-Xcm PAbs were used to develop a direct antigen coating enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DAC-ELISA) for the detection of Xcm in leaf and pseudostem tissues of infected banana and plantain (Musa spp.). The anti-Xcm PAbs in DAC-ELISA specifically ... -
Cassava flour and starch: processing technology and utilization
(John Wiley & Sons, 2013) -
Biological and cultural management
(Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International, 2013) -
Development of maize host resistance to aflatoxigenic fungi
(InTech, 2013-01) -
Biodiversité des insectes
(Biodiversity Monitoring Transect Analysis in Africa, 2011) -
Advancing key technical interventions through targeted investment
(Academic Press, 2017) -
Impact evaluation protocols for agricultural projects: the case of yam improvement for income and food security in West Africa
(International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 2016) -
Key for a profitable and sustainable seed yam business enterprise: business plan and market development with record keeping for seed yam farmers
(International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 2017) -
Managing insect pests of rice in Africa
(Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International, 2013-11) -
Propagation methods in Musa
(Taylor and Francis, United Kingdom, 2011-01) -
Lupins in European cropping systems
(The Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International, 2017)The lupins are an interesting group of legume crop species that produce large seeds containing up to 40% protein. The genus Lupinus is part of the tribe Genisteae. More than 170 species have been described from the New World and only 12 species from Europe, North and East Africa. Wild lupins are bitter and toxic because they produce quinolizidine alkaloids as a means of chemical defence. During domestication, lupins with low alkaloid contents were selected, leading to ‘sweet’ lupins with alkaloid ... -
Regulatory challenges for biological control
(2013)Biological control is a significant component of integrated pest management programs around the world. However, uncertainty about the risk of unanticipated effects on non-target organisms is one of the major concerns surrounding the release of biological control agents. This Brief has been prepared with the intention of: • aiding scientists within the CGIAR, national programs and universities who develop, adopt or promote biological methods to control pests, pathogens and weeds; • informing about ...