Browsing Life sciences and Bio-engineering by Subject "Pesticidal plants"

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    • Groundnut rust disease epidemiology and potential sustainable management strategies 

      Francis, Magreth; Chacha, Musa; Mbega, Ernest; Ndakidemi, Patrick (INNSPUB, 2020-04-30)
      Groundnut is an important food and cash crop for the majority of the world’s population. However, diseases have impeded groundnut cultivation in groundnut-growing regions. Of them, groundnut rust disease caused by ...

    • Invasive weeds with pesticidal properties as potential new crops 

      Belmain, Steven; Mkindi, Angela; Mpumi, Nelson; Tembob, Yolice; Stevenson, Phillip; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Mtei, Kelvin; Machunda, Revocatus (Elsevier, 2017)
      Plants with pesticidal properties have been investigated for decades as alternatives to synthetics, but only a handful have been commercialised and developed as non-food cash crops. One of the reasons why pesticidal plants ...

    • Pesticidal Plant Extracts Improve Yield and Reduce Insect Pests on Legume Crops Without Harming Beneficial Arthropods 

      Tembo, Yolice; Mkindi, Angela; Mkenda, Prisila; Mpumi, Nelson; Mwanauta, Regina; Stevenson, Philip; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Belmain, Steven (Original Research, 2018-09-28)
      In the fight against arthropod crop pests using plant secondary metabolites, most research has focussed on the identification of bioactive molecules. Several hundred candidate plant species and compounds are now known ...

    • Qualitative Cost-Benefit Analysis of Using Pesticidal Plants in Smallholder Crop Protection 

      Mkindi, Angela; Coe, Richard; Stevenson, Philip; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Belmain, Steven (MDPI, 2021-10-15)
      Assessing the potential drivers of farmers using pesticidal plants for crop protection is essential for wider adoption. However, few studies have focused on collaborative assessments of the underlying trade-offs when ...