Browsing Research Articles [LISBE] by Subject "Africa"
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Biological control interventions and botanical pesticides for insect pests of crops in sub-Saharan Africa: A mapping review
(Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022-07-28)Agricultural productivity can be increased sustainably in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by reducing crop losses due to insect pest damage. As an alternative to environmentally-damaging chemical pesticides, biological control ... -
The effect of Helichrysum shrub encroachment on orchids in a tropical, montane grassland ecosystem, Tanzania
(CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2024-11-08)Context Although shrub encroachment is a common phenomenon in grasslands, which often suppress co-existing herbaceous plants, little is known about how encroaching native shrubs affect endemic and threatened orchid ... -
Review of the Current Status on Livestock Abortigenic Diseases Surveillance in Africa and Asia
(Preprints, 2024-03-08)Introduction: Livestock abortigenic agents, which are microorganisms that lead to premature foetal death and expulsion before completion of the gestation period, are common in Africa and Asia. Abortion events cause ... -
Review of the Current Status on Livestock Abortigenic Diseases Surveillance in Africa and Asia.
(Pre prints.org, 2024-03-08)Introduction: Livestock abortigenic agents, are microorganisms that lead to premature foetal death and expulsion before completion of the gestation period, are common in Africa and Asia. Abortion events cause economic ... -
Review of the Current Status on Ruminant Abortigenic Pathogen Surveillance in Africa and Asia
(MDPI, 2024-09-12)Ruminant abortion events cause economic losses. Despite the importance of livestock production for food security and the livelihoods of millions of people in the world’s poorest communities, very little is known about the ...