Browsing Materials, Energy, Water and Environmental Sciences by Author "Belmain, Steven"

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    • Extracts from field margin weeds provide economically viable and environmentally benign pest control compared to synthetic pesticides 

      Mkenda, Prisila; Mwanauta, Regina; Stevenson, Philip; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Mtei, Kelvin; Belmain, Steven (Public Library of Science, 2015-11-23)
      Plants with pesticidal properties have been investigated for decades as alternatives to synthetics, but most progress has been shown in the laboratory. Consequently, research on pesticidal plants is failing to address gaps ...

    • Invasive weeds with pesticidal properties as potential new crops 

      Mkindi, Angela; Mpumi, Nelson; Tembo, Yolice; Stevenson, Phillip; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Mtei, Kelvin; Machunda, Revocatus; Belmain, Steven (Elsevier, 2017-12-30)
      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 ...

    • Invasive weeds with pesticidal properties as potential new crops 

      Mkindi, Angela; Mpumi, Nelson; Tembo, Yolice; Stevenson, Phillip; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Mtei, Kelvin; Machunda, Revocatus; Belmain, Steven (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 ...