Plant Health Theme (PHT)

Estimating the Demographic Parameters of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) Using Temperature-Dependent Development Models and Their Validation under Fluctuating Temperature, Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, Abdelmutalab G.A. Azrag, Francis Obala, and Shepard Ndlela

The Dynamics and Role of Gender in High-Value Avocado Farming in Kenya, Beatrice Muriithi and Jane Kabubo-Mariara

Immersion in hot water as a phytosanitary treatment for Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.), Nelson L. Mwando, Shepard Ndlela, Rainer Meyhöfer, Sevgan Subramanian, and Samira A. Mohamed

Efficacy of hot water treatment for postharvest control of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, in French beans, Nelson L. Mwando, Shepard Ndlela, Sevgan Subramanian, Samira A. Mohamed, and Rainer Meyhöfer

Tephritid Fruit Fly Species Composition, Seasonality, and Fruit Infestations in Two Central African Agro-Ecological Zones, Samuel Nanga Nanga, Rachid Hanna, Apollin Fotso Kuate, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Ibrahim Nchoutnji, Michel Ndjab, Désiré Gnanvossou, Samira A. Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi, and Champlain Djieto-Lordon

Nitrogen use efficiency trends for sustainable crop productivity in Lake Victoria basin: Smallholder farmers' perspectives on nitrogen cycling, Winnie Ntinyari, Joseph Gweyi-Onyango, Mekonnen Giweta, Benson Mochoge, James Mutegi, Generose Nziguheba, and Cargele Masso

Wrap-and-plant technology to manage sustainably potato cyst nematodes in East Africa, Juliet Ochola, Laura Cortada, Onesmus Mwaura, Meklit Tariku, Shawn A. Christensen, Margaret Ng’ang’a, Ahmed Hassanali, Tahira Pirzada, Saad Khan, Lokendra Pal, Reny Mathew, Dick Guenther, Eric Davis, Tim Sit, Danny Coyne, Charles Opperman, and Baldwyn Torto

The Entomopathogenic Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana for Management of the Melon Fly Zeugodacus cucurbitae: Pathogenicity, Horizontal Transmission, and Compatability with Cuelure, Susan K. Onsongo, Samira A. Mohamed, Komivi S. Akutse, Bernard M. Gichimu, and Thomas Dubois

Performance of Bt maize event MON810 in controlling maize stem borers Chilo partellus and Busseola fusca in Uganda, Michael H. Otim, Simon Alibu, Godfrey Asea, Grace Abalo, Julius Pyton Sserumaga, Stella Adumo, Jane Alupo, Stephen Ochen, Tadele Tefera, Anani Y. Bruce, Yoseph Beyene, Barbara Meisel, Regina Tende, Francis Nang'ayo, Yona Baguma, Stephen Mugo, and Sylvester O. Oikeh

A benefit-cost analysis approach for determining the optimal processing of micronutrient-enriched cowpea leaf soup mixes, Joshua Ombaka Owade, George Ooko Abong’, Michael Wandayi Okoth, and Agnes Wakesho Mwang’ombe

Efficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae and (E)–2–hexenal combination using autodissemination technology for the management of the adult greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), Vongai M. Paradza, Fathiya M. Khamis, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Sevgan Subramanian, and Komivi S. Akutse

Powdery Mildew Fungus Oidium lycopersici Infected-Tomato Plants Attracts the Non-Vector Greenhouse Whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, but Seems Impair Their Development, Muhammad Qasim, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Dilbar Hussain, Omar Mahmoud Al-Zoubi, Tariq Mustafa, Luis Carlos Ramos Aguila, Saad Alamri, Mohamed Hashem, and Liande Wang

Unravelling causes of poor crop response to applied N and P fertilizers on African soils, Gudeta W. Sileshi, Job Kihara, Lulseged Tamene, Bernard Vanlauwe, Elijah Phiri, and Bashir Jama

Exogenous and endogenous plant growth regulators' effect on regeneration of selected African sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L. Lam) cultivars, Lydia N. Wamalwa, Jose C. Tovar, Stephen A. Indieka, Baldwyn Torto, and Marc Ghislain

Submissions from 2021 2021

Tuning beforehand: A foresight on rna interference (rnai) and in vitro-derived dsrnas to enhance crop resilience to biotic and abiotic stresses, Eltayb Abdellatef, Nasrein Mohamed Kamal, and Hisashi Tsujimoto

A recalibrated and tested LINTUL-Cassava simulation model provides insight into the high yield potential of cassava under rainfed conditions, J. G. Adiele, A. G.T. Schut, R. P.M. van den Beuken, K. S. Ezui, P. Pypers, A. O. Ano, C. N. Egesi, and K. E. Giller

Dynamics of N-P-K demand and uptake in cassava, Joy Geraldine Adiele, Antonius G.T. Schut, Kodjovi S. Ezui, Pieter Pypers, and Ken E. Giller

Temperature-dependent modelling and spatial prediction reveal suitable geographical areas for deployment of two Metarhizium anisopliae isolates for Tuta absoluta management, Ayaovi Agbessenou, Komivi S. Akutse, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Sospeter W. Wekesa, and Fathiya M. Khamis

Amide alkaloids from Piper guineense and its crude extract as protectants against Sitophilus zeamais, Mobolade Dele Akinbuluma, Francis Kolawole Ewete, and Ibrahim Adebayo Oladosu

Mating behaviour, mate choice and female resistance in the bean flower thrips (Megalurothrips sjostedti), Adeyemi O. Akinyemi, Sevgan Subramanian, David K. Mfuti, Tom W. Pope, Amanuel Tamiru, and William D.J. Kirk

Exploring non-host plant-based management strategy with lemongrass, garlic and guava volatiles for the African citrus triozid, Akua K. Antwi-Agyakwa, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Christian W.W. Pirk, Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi, and Baldwyn Torto

Mating frequency of female false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae): trade-off between fecundity and longevity, Abdelmutalab G.A. Azrag, Shepard Ndlela, Abdullah M. Mkiga, and Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed

Infection of the Stable Fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, L. 1758 (Diptera: Muscidae) by the Entomopathogenic Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) Negatively Affects Its Survival, Feeding Propensity, Fecundity, Fertility, and Fitness Parameters, Steve B. Baleba, Ayaovi Agbessenou, Merid N. Getahun, Komivi S. Akutse, Sevgan Subramanian, and Daniel Masiga

Statement based on the 4 TH international conference on global food security – December 2020: Challenges for a disruptive research Agenda, Patrick Caron, Martin van Ittersum, Tessa Avermaete, Gianluca Brunori, Jessica Fanzo, Ken Giller, Etienne Hainzelin, John Ingram, Lise Korsten, Yves Martin-Prével, Moses Osiru, Cheryl Palm, Marta Rivera Ferre, Mariana Rufino, Sergio Schneider, Alban Thomas, and Daniel Walker

Impact of home garden interventions in East Africa: Results of three randomized controlled trials, Lutz Depenbusch, Pepijn Schreinemachers, Ralph Roothaert, Sylvia Namazzi, Charles Onyango, Sophia Bongole, and James Mutebi

How does adoption of labor saving agricultural technologies affect intrahousehold resource allocations? The case of push-pull technology in Western Kenya, Gracious M. Diiro, Monica Fisher, Menale Kassie, Beatrice W. Muriithi, and Geoffrey Muricho

Agency, Gender and Development in Oromia, Ethiopia, Kristie Drucza, Lemlem Aregu, and Mulunesh Tsegaye

Trapping, identification and rearing of edible palm weevils in Kenya and Uganda, J. P. Egonyu, K. J. Gitonga, F. M. Khamis, R. S. Copeland, P. Finyange, R. Odhiambo, G. Ddamulira, C. M. Tanga, and S. Subramanian

Antifeedant and ovicidal activities of a new cassane and other compounds from Caesalpinia welwitschiana Oliv. and Caesalpinia bonduc L. against Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Flaure Rosette Ehawa Essoung, Brice Mitterant Mba’ning, Alain Tadjong Tcho, Sumesh Chander Chhabra, Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, Bruno Ndjakou Lenta, Silvere Augustin Ngouela, Etienne Tsamo, Ahmed Hassanali, and Russell John Cox

Field efficacy of Metarhizium acridum (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) in the control of Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in citrus orchards in Senegal, Papa Djibril Faye, Amadou Bocar Bal, Ndeye Meymouna Ndiaye, Fama Diop, Yaye Konaré Sangaré, Charles Haddad, Emile Victor Coly, Elhadji Omar Dieng, and Saliou Niassy

Differences in seasons and rice varieties provide opportunities for improving nitrogen use efficiency and management in irrigated rice in Kenya, Joseph P. Gweyi-Onyango, Winnie Ntinyari, Andrew Ogollaegesa, Richard Mose, Symon Njinju, Mekonnen Giweta, and Cargele Masso

Behavioural responses of Phlebotomus duboscqi to plant-derived volatile organic compounds, I. B. Hassaballa, D. Matoke-Muhia, D. K. Masiga, C. L. Sole, B. Torto, and D. P. Tchouassi

Afrotropical sand fly-host plant relationships in a leishmaniasis endemic area, Kenya, Iman B. Hassaballa, Catherine L. Sole, Xavier Cheseto, Baldwyn Torto, and David P. Tchouassi

Exploring the influence of different habitats and their volatile chemistry in modulating sand fly population structure in a leishmaniasis endemic Foci, Kenya, Iman B. Hassaballa, Baldwyn Torto, Catherine L. Sole, and David P. Tchouassi

Effects of rhizobia and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on yield, size distribution and fatty acid of soybean seeds grown under drought stress, Nicholas O. Igiehon, Olubukola O. Babalola, Xavier Cheseto, and Baldwyn Torto

Impacts of plant spacing and nitrogen fertiliser on incidences and density of spotted and African pink stem borers in Tanzania, Bonaventure January, Gration M. Rwegasira, and Tadele Tefera

Mitogenomic analysis of diversity of key whitefly pests in Kenya and its implication to their sustainable management, Fathiya M. Khamis, Fidelis L.O. Ombura, Inusa J. Ajene, Komivi S. Akutse, Sevgan Subramanian, Samira A. Mohamed, Thomas Dubois, Chrysantus M. Tanga, and Sunday Ekesi

The Ethiopian staple food crop enset (Ensete ventricosum) assessed for the first time for resistance against the root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus goodeyi, Selamawit A. Kidane, Beira H. Meressa, Solveig Haukeland, Anne Kathrine Hvoslef-Eide, and Danny L. Coyne

Transmission of viruses causing maize lethal necrosis disease through seed in commercial hybrids and effect on growth in the subsequent crop, Teresa Nyambura Kinyungu, James Wanjohi Muthomi, Sevgan Subramanian, Douglas Watuku Miano, and Florence Mmogi Olubayo

Transcriptomic response of Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto mosquito larvae to Curry tree (Murraya koenigii) phytochemicals, Clarence M. Mang’era, Fathiya M. Khamis, Erick O. Awuoche, Ahmed Hassanali, Fidelis Levi Odhiambo Ombura, and Paul O. Mireji

Population and Breeding Patterns of the Pest Rodent: Mastomys natalensis in a Maize Dominated Agroecosystem in Lake Victoria Crescent Zone, Eastern Uganda, Alex Mayamba, Robert Modest Byamungu, Herwig Leirs, Isabirye Moses, Rhodes H. Makundi, Didas N. Kimaro, Apia W. Massawe, David Kifumba, Alice Nakiyemba, Mshaka E. Mdangi, Brian E. Isabirye, and Loth S. Mulungu

Bio-ecology of false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) within citrus orchards in Kenya and Tanzania, Abdullah M. Mkiga, Samira A. Mohamed, Hannalene du Plessis, Fathiya M. Khamis, and Sunday Ekesi

Neurotoxic Zanthoxylum chalybeum root constituents invoke mosquito larval growth retardation through ecdysteroidogenic CYP450s transcriptional perturbations, Jackson M. Muema, Joel L. Bargul, James M. Mutunga, Meshack A. Obonyo, George O. Asudi, and Sospeter N. Njeru

Genome-wide patterns of bracovirus chromosomal integration into multiple host tissues during parasitism, Héloïse Muller, Mohamed Amine Chebbi, Clémence Bouzar, George Périquet, Taiadjana Fortuna, Paul André Calatayud, Bruno Le Ru, Julius Obonyo, Laure Kaiser, Jean Michel Drezen, Elisabeth Huguet, and Clément Gilbert

Identification of Repellents from Four Non-Host Asteraceae Plants for the Root Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, Sydney Mwamba, Ruth Kihika-Opanda, Lucy K. Murungi, Turoop Losenge, John J. Beck, and Baldwyn Torto

Hot water treatment for post-harvest disinfestation of bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) and its effect on cv. tommy atkins mango, Nelson L. Mwando, Shepard Ndlela, Rainer Meyhöfer, Sevgan Subramanian, and Samira A. Mohamed

Effects of phytochemicals on predatory decision making in a spider, Ximena J. Nelson, Andrew J. Pratt, Stephen Abok Aluoch, and Robert R. Jackson

Innovative, sustainable, and circular agricultural systems for the future, Gerold Rahmann, Khalid Azim, Irena Brányiková, Mahesh Chander, Wahyudi David, Jan Willem Erisman, Daniel Grimm, Andrew Hammermeister, Li Ji, Anja Kuenz, Anne Kristin Løes, Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad Wan-Mohtar, Daniel Neuhoff, Saliou Niassy, Victor Olowe, Mia Schoeber, Jessica Shade, Jörg Ullmann, and Arnold van Huis

Estimating maize lethal necrosis (MLN) severity in Kenya using multispectral high-resolution data, Kyalo Richard, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Sevgan Subramanian, Johnson O. Nyasani, Michael Thiel, Hossein J. Jozani, Christian Borgemeister, Bester T. Mudereri, and Tobias Landmann

Efficacy of parapheromone traps in the protection of grafted mango orchards against fruit flies in Togo, Atti Tchabi, Abouwaliou Nafadjara Nadio, Bonoukpoè Mawuko Sokame, Magnim Essolakina Bokobana, Mondjonnesso Gomina, Agbéko Kodjo Tounou, and Komla Sanda

Predicting medicinal phytochemicals of Moringa oleifera using hyperspectral reflectance of tree canopies, Thulani Tshabalala, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Cecilia Masemola, Bhekumthetho Ncube, Ashwell R. Ndhlala, and Onisimo Mutanga

Leveraging of hyperspectral remote sensing on estimating biomass yield of Moringa oleifera Lam. medicinal plant, Thulani Tshabalala, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Bhekumthetho Ncube, Ashwell R. Ndhlala, and Onisimo Mutanga

Mitochondrial genomes reveal diverse lineages of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Psyllidae) in Kenya and La Réunion, Yanjing Wang, Susan Halbert, Samira Mohamed, Hélène Delatte, Bernard Reynaud, George A.C. Beattie, Paul Holford, Jinming Lu, and Yijing Cen

Submissions from 2020 2020

Towards closing cassava yield gap in West Africa: Agronomic efficiency and storage root yield responses to NPK fertilizers, J. G. Adiele, A. G.T. Schut, R. P.M. van den Beuken, K. S. Ezui, P. Pypers, A. O. Ano, C. N. Egesi, and K. E. Giller

Endophytic fungi protect tomato and nightshade plants against Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) through a hidden friendship and cryptic battle, Ayaovi Agbessenou, Komivi S. Akutse, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Sunday Ekesi, Sevgan Subramanian, and Fathiya M. Khamis

Microbiome diversity in Diaphorina citri populations from Kenya and Tanzania shows links to China, Inusa J. Ajene, Inusa J. Ajene, Inusa J. Ajene, Fathiya M. Khamis, Barbara Van Asch, Gerhard Pietersen, Brenda A. Rasowo, Fidelis L. Ombura, Anne W. Wairimu, Komivi S. Akutse, Mamoudou Sétamou, Samira Mohamed, and Sunday Ekesi

Mitochondrial genetic variation reveals phylogeographic structure and cryptic diversity in Trioza erytreae, Inusa Ajene, Gerhard Pietersen, and Barbara van Asch

Prevalence and parasite load of nematodes and trematodes in an invasive slug and its susceptibility to a slug parasitic nematode compared to native gastropods, Henrik Antzée-Hyllseth, Nina Trandem, Torfinn Torp, and Solveig Haukeland

Modelling the effect of temperature on the biology and demographic parameters of the African coffee white stem borer, Monochamus leuconotus (Pascoe) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), Abdelmutalab G.A. Azrag, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Christian W.W. Pirk, Saliou Niassy, Ephantus K. Guandaru, Guillaume David, and Régis Babin

Temperature-dependent development and survival of immature stages of the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), A. G.A. Azrag, A. A. Yusuf, C. W.W. Pirk, S. Niassy, K. K. Mbugua, and R. Babin

Quantitative trait loci involved in the reproductive success of a parasitoid wasp, Romain Benoist, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, Célina Chantre, Rémi Jeannette, Paul André Calatayud, Jean Michel Drezen, Stéphane Dupas, Arnaud Le Rouzic, Bruno Le Ru, Laurence Moreau, Erwin Van Dijk, Laure Kaiser, and Florence Mougel

Light and dark rhythms of pupal eclosion and egg hatching in tropical stem borers’ moths, Paul André Calatayud, François Rebaudo, Peter Ahuya, and Bruno Le Ru

Are individuals willing to pay for community-based eco-friendly malaria vector control strategies? A case of mosquito larviciding using plant-based biopesticides in Kenya, Gracious M. Diiro, Menale Kassie, Beatrice W. Muriithi, Nancy G. Gathogo, Michael Kidoido, Rose Marubu, John Bwire Ochola, and Clifford Maina Mutero

Repellence and fumigant toxicity of essential oils of Ocimum gratissimum and Ocimum kilimandscharicum on Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Flaure Rosette Ehawa Essoung, Alain Tcho Tadjong, Sumesh Chander Chhabra, Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, and Ahmed Hassanali

Helminths associated with terrestrial slugs in some parts of Europe, Anna Filipiak, Solveig Haukeland, Kamila S. Zając, Dorota Lachowska-Cierlik, and Bjørn A. Hatteland

Evaluation of commercial trap types and lures on the population dynamics of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and its effects on non-targets insects, Tarekegn Fite, Tebekew Damte, Tadele Tefera, and Mulugeta Negeri

Seed Quality and Mycoflora Associated with Chickpea (Cicer Arientinum L.) Seed in Ethiopia, G. Getaneh, T. Tefera, F. Lemmessa, S. Ahmed, and A. Zewudie

Farmers’ experience in termite management in eastern Uganda, Girma Hailu, Ochatum Nathan, Nyeko Philip, and Niassy Saliou

Efficiency of Food-Based Attractants for Monitoring Tephritid Fruit Flies Diversity and Abundance in Mango Systems Across Three West African Agro-Ecological Zones, Rachid Hanna, Désiré Gnanvossou, Georg Goergen, Aimé H. Bokonon-Ganta, Samira A. Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Abiola I. Agnontchémè, and Nikolaos Papadopoulos

Characterization and risk assessment of the invasive papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus, in Kenya under changing climate, Helen Msigo Heya, Fathiya Mbarak Khamis, Gladys Kemunto Onyambu, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, Emily Kajuju Kimathi, Fidelis Levi Odhiambo Ombura, Sunday Ekesi, Thomas Dubois, Sevgan Subramanian, and Chrysantus Mbi Tanga

Host Range and Effects of Plant Species on Preference and Fitness of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Gamal E.A. Idriss, Hannalene Du Plessis, Fathiya M. Khamis, Sunday Ekesi, Chrysantus M. Tanga, and Samira A. Mohamed

Unlocking Maize Crop Productivity through Improved Management Practices in Northern Tanzania, Kihara J, Kizito F, Jumbo M, Kinyua M, and M. Bekunda

Effect of aqueous extracts of Datura stramonium W. seeds, leaves and roots on mortality of second stage juveniles of Globodera rostochiensis in Kenya, Naomi Waithira Kamau, Japhet Mburugu Muthamia, Daniel Otieno Otaye, and Solveig Haukeland

Occurrence and risk assessment of organic micropollutants in freshwater systems within the Lake Victoria South Basin, Kenya, Faith Jebiwot Kandie, Martin Krauss, Liza Marie Beckers, Riccardo Massei, Ulrike Fillinger, Jeremias Becker, Matthias Liess, Baldwyn Torto, and Werner Brack

Diversity and structure of prokaryotic communities within organic and conventional farming systems in central highlands of Kenya, Edward Nderitu Karanja, Andreas Fliessbach, Noah Adamtey, Anne Kelly Kambura, Martha Musyoka, Komi Fiaboe, and Romano Mwirichia

Diversity of bacterial and fungal endophytes in maize and their larvicidal effect against the spotted stem borer Chilo partellus, Denberu Kebede, Tesfaye Alemu, and Tadele Tefera

Impact of fungal endophyte colonization of maize (Zea mays l.) on induced resistance to thrips-and aphid-transmitted viruses, Simon Kiarie, Johnson O. Nyasani, Linnet S. Gohole, Nguya K. Maniania, and Sevgan Subramanian

Occurrence of plant-parasitic nematodes on enset (Ensete ventricosum) in Ethiopia with focus on Pratylenchus goodeyi as a key species of the crop, Selamawit A. Kidane, Beira H. Meressa, Solveig Haukeland, Trine Hvoslef-Eide, Christer Magnusson, Marjolein Couvreur, Wim Bert, and Danny L. Coyne

Compounds Associated with Infection by the Root-Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne javanica, Influence the Ability of Infective Juveniles to Recognize Host Plants, Ruth Kihika, David P. Tchouassi, Margaret M. Ng'Ang'A, David R. Hall, John J. Beck, and Baldwyn Torto

Reconciling yield gains in agronomic trials with returns under African smallholder conditions, Rachid Laajaj, Karen Macours, Cargele Masso, Moses Thuita, and Bernard Vanlauwe

Gendered analysis of the demand for poultry feed in Kenya, John Njenga Macharia, Gracious Malton Diiro, John Rono Busienei, Kimpei Munei, Hippolyte D. Affognon, Sunday Ekesi, Beatrice Muriithi, Dorothy Nakimbugwe, Chrysantus Mbi Tanga, and Komi K.M. Fiaboe

Responses of stemborer Chilo partellus to volatiles emitted by maize landraces exposed to signal grass (Brachiaria brizantha), Henlay J.O. Magara, Daniel M. Mutyambai, Midega A.O. Charles, Syprine A. Otieno, Teresia M. Nyaga, Saliou Niassy, and Zeyaur R. Khan

Potato Cyst Nematodes: A New Threat to Potato Production in East Africa, Harrison Mburu, Laura Cortada, Solveig Haukeland, Wilson Ronno, Moses Nyongesa, Zachary Kinyua, Joel L. Bargul, and Danny Coyne

Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana: Pathogenicity, Horizontal Transmission, and Their Effects on Reproductive Potential of Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Abdullah Mohamed Mkiga, Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, Hannalene Du Plessis, Fathiya Mbarak Khamis, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Sunday Ekesi, and Denny Bruck

Bioactive constituents, in vitro radical scavenging and antibacterial activities of selected Apis mellifera honey from Kenya, Hosea O. Mokaya, Joel L. Bargul, Janet W. Irungu, and Hans Michael G. Lattorff

Land access in the development of horticultural crops in east Africa. A case study of passion fruit in Burundi, Kenya, and Rwanda, Bosco Bashangwa Mpozi, Mireille Mizero, Andrew Ogolla Egesa, Paul M.Dontsop Nguezet, Bernard Vanlauwe, Patrice Ndimanya, and Philippe Lebailly

Is it possible to discern Striga weed (Striga hermonthica) infestation levels in maize agro-ecological systems using in-situ spectroscopy?, Bester Tawona Mudereri, Timothy Dube, Saliou Niassy, Emily Kimathi, Tobias Landmann, Zeyaur Khan, and Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman

Mineral fertilizer use in land-scarce conditions: Case of Rwanda, Josaphat Rusisiro Mugabo, Eric Tollens, Jonas Nwankwo Chianu, and Bernard Vanlauwe

Managing Phosphate Rock to Improve Nutrient Uptake, Phosphorus Use Efficiency, and Carrot Yields, Edwin Mwangi, Catherine Ngamau, John Wesonga, Edward Karanja, Martha Musyoka, Felix Matheri, Komi Fiaboe, David Bautze, and Noah Adamtey

Integrated management of Aphis craccivora in cowpea using intercropping and entomopathogenic fungi under field conditions, Allan Mweke, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Christian Ulrichs, Komi Kouma Mokpokpo Fiaboe, Nguya Kalemba Maniania, and Sunday Ekesi

Small mesh nets protect tomato plants from insect pests and increase yields in eastern Africa, Thibault Nordey, Emilie Deletre, Nickson Mlowe, and Thibaud Martin

Mediation of Potato–Potato Cyst Nematode, G. rostochiensis Interaction by Specific Root Exudate Compounds, Juliet Ochola, Laura Cortada, Margaret Ng’ang’a, Ahmed Hassanali, Danny Coyne, and Baldwyn Torto

Temporal Population Patterns of Oriental Fruit Flies and False Codling Moths within Small-holder Avocado Orchards in Southeastern Kenya and Northeastern Tanzania, James J. Odanga, Samira Mohamed, Richard Nyankanga, Florence Olubayo, Tino Johansson, and Sunday Ekesi

Metrics for identifying food security status, Nicholas Ogot

Characterization of mycotoxins from entomopathogenic fungi (Cordyceps fumosorosea) and their toxic effects to the development of asian citrus psyllid reared on healthy and diseased citrus plants, Muhammad Qasim, Saif Ul Islam, Waqar Islam, Ali Noman, Khalid Ali Khan, Muhammad Hafeez, Dilbar Hussain, Chandra Kanta Dash, Bamisope Steve Bamisile, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Shahid Nisar, Saad Jan, and Liande Wang

Closing yield gaps in oil palm production systems in Ghana through Best Management Practices, Tiemen Rhebergen, Shamie Zingore, Ken E. Giller, Charles Adu Frimpong, Kwame Acheampong, Francis Tetteh Ohipeni, Edward Kofi Panyin, Victor Zutah, and Thomas Fairhurst

Assessment of quantitative and qualitative losses of stored grains due to insect infestation in Ethiopia, Marid Taddese, Kumela Dibaba, Wakuma Bayissa, Debela Hunde, Esayas Mendesil, Menale Kassie, Christopher Mutungi, and Tadele Tefera

Rapid acquisition, management, and analysis of spatial maize (Zea mays L.) phenological data—Towards ‘Big Data’ for agronomy transformation in Africa, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Tesfaye Balemi, Kenneth F. Masuki, Ibrahim Mohammed, Julius Adewopo, Adnan A. Adnan, Bester Tawona Mudereri, Bernard Vanlauwe, and Peter Craufurd