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  1. 2021-01-01 The Bio-Control Handbook presented by Applied Bio-Nomics ltd is an essential text for commercial growers and scouts and is useful for anyone responsible for the success of a plant or crop. For decades, Applied Bio-Nomics ltd has lead the way to reductions in chemical applications and better and...
  2. This article is from ECHO Asia Note #20 In nature, dozens of species of harmful fungi can quickly kill a plant, including Fusarium spp., the causal agents of Fusarium wilt, and Phakospora pachyrhizi, the causal agent of soybean rust. Fungi are unable to produce nutrients on their own, so they...
  3. 2016-01-27 A description of the biocontrol Beuveria, how it is used, and how to produce it.
  4. The Legume pod borer,Maruca vitrata, causes significant damage to cowpeas in West Africa. Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is considered the most important food grain legume in the dry savannas of tropical Africa, where it is grown on more than 12.8 million hectares of land. The pod borer is a serious...
  5. Growing vegetables provides fresh produce for the family while giving us full control over what is used in the care and maintenance while growing the vegetables. Pest control is important in vegetable gardens to keep hungry insects from feasting on the plants. However, pesticides often contain...
  6. The Journal of Plant Protection publishes original papers and reviews covering all scientific aspects of modern plant protection. Subjects include phythopathological virology, bacteriology, mycology and applied nematology and entomology as well as topics on protecting crop plants and stocks of...
  7. Key Resource OISAT is an information management concept on non-chemical pest management in the tropics comprising two components: OISATInfo is a web-based information tool offering trainers, extension workers and farmers a quick access to up-to-date information for their work and for organizing agricultural...