Submissions from 2021
Genetic diversity and population structure of didymella rabiei affecting chickpea in ethiopia, Gezahegne Getaneh, Tadele Tefera, Fikre Lemessa, Seid Ahmed, Tarekegn Fite, and Jandouwe Villinger
Distribution and mating type characterization of chickpea blight (Didymella rabiei (Kov.) v. Arx) in Ethiopia, Gezahegne Getaneh, Tadele Tefera, Fikre Lemessa, Seid Ahmed, and Jandouwe Villinger
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
Paenibacillus polymyxa causes yellow withered spot disease in Dracaena trifasciata in the South of China, Baochun Lai, Yongwen Lin, Komivi Senyo Akutse, and Ruiqing Dai
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
Enhancing the use of underutilized food crops: Partnerships in a success story of a pop cereal business in Kenya, Yasuyuki Morimoto, Patrick Maundu, Elizaphan Gichangi Mahinda, and Daniel Kirori
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
Temporal rainfall trend analysis in different agro-ecological regions of southern africa, W. Mupangwa, R. Makanza, L. Chipindu, M. Moeletsi, S. Mkuhlani, F. Liben, I. Nyagumbo, and M. Mutenje
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
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
Ppmap: Reproducible and extensible open‐source software for plant phenological phase duration prediction and mapping in sub‐saharan Africa, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Ritter A. Guimapi, Anani Y. Bruce, Dan Makumbi, Bester T. Mudereri, Tesfaye Balemi, and Peter Craufurd
Predicting the spatial suitability distribution of Moringa oleifera cultivation using analytical hierarchical process modelling, T. Tshabalala, B. Ncube, H. P. Moyo, E. M. Abdel-Rahman, O. Mutanga, and A. R. Ndhlala
Different Plant Viruses Induce Changes in Feeding Behavior of Specialist and Generalist Aphids on Common Bean That Are Likely to Enhance Virus Transmission, Francis O. Wamonje, Ruairí Donnelly, Trisna D. Tungadi, Alex M. Murphy, Adrienne E. Pate, Christine Woodcock, John Caulfield, J. Musembi Mutuku, Toby J.A. Bruce, Christopher A. Gilligan, John A. Pickett, and John P. Carr
Citronellal perception and transmission by Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) females, Weijian Wu, Shanshan Li, Min Yang, Yongwen Lin, Kaibin Zheng, and Komivi Senyo Akutse
Lineage-Specific Proteomic Signatures in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Reveal Differential Abundance of Proteins Involved in Virulence, DNA Repair, CRISPR-Cas, Bioenergetics and Lipid Metabolism, Solomon Abebe Yimer, Shewit Kalayou, Håvard Homberset, Alemayehu Godana Birhanu, Tahira Riaz, Ephrem Debebe Zegeye, Timo Lutter, Markos Abebe, Carol Holm-Hansen, Abraham Aseffa, and Tone Tønjum
Submissions from 2019
Color calibration of proximal sensing RGB images of oilseed rape canopy via deep learning combined with k-means algorithm, Alwaseela Abdalla, Haiyan Cen, Elfatih Abdel-Rahman, Liang Wan, and Yong He
Size and shape analysis of Trioza erytreae Del Guercio (Hemiptera: Triozidae), vector of citrus huanglongbing disease, Owusu F. Aidoo, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Thomson M. Paris, Sandra A. Allan, Samira A. Mohamed, Fathiya M. Khamis, Mamoudou Sétamou, Christian Borgemeister, and Sunday Ekesi
Termite-induced injuries to maize and baby corn under organic and conventional farming systems in the central highlands of Kenya, John J. Anyango, David Bautze, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Zipporah O. Lagat, Anne W. Muriuki, Sibylle Stöckli, Gladys K. Onyambu, Martha W. Musyoka, Edward N. Karanja, and Noah Adamtey
Distribution and Incidence of the Oil Palm Weevil Rhynchophorus phoenicis (Fabricius, 1801) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Selected Agro-Ecological Zones of Uganda, J. Baguma, M. Otema, G. Ddamulira, R. Naluyimba, and J. P. Egonyu
The potential of novel African isolates of Phthorimaea operculella granulovirus for the control of Tuta absoluta, Saoussen Ben Tiba, Andreas Larem, Asma Laarif, Eva Fritsch, Karin Undorf-Spahn, Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi, Jörg T. Wennmann, Jürgen Kroschel, Sami Fattouch, and Johannes A. Jehle
Insects for sustainable animal feed: inclusive business models involving smallholder farmers, Shaphan Y. Chia, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Joop JA van Loon, and Marcel Dicke
African nightshade and african spinach decrease root-knot nematode and potato cyst nematode soil infestation in Kenya, Oliver Chitambo, Solveig Haukeland, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, and Florian M.W. Grundler
ABC transporter genes ABC-C6 and ABC-G33 alter plant-microbe-parasite interactions in the rhizosphere, Deborah Elizabeth Cox, Steven Dyer, Ryan Weir, Xavier Cheseto, Matthew Sturrock, Danny Coyne, Baldwyn Torto, Aaron G. Maule, and Johnathan J. Dalzell
Effect of crop diversification and mulching on termite damage to maize in western Ethiopia, Girma Demissie, Esayas Mendesil, Debela Diro, and Tadele Tefera
Behavioural responses of bean flower thrips (Megalurothrips sjostedti) to vegetative and floral volatiles from different cowpea cultivars, Seydou Diabate, Emilie Deletre, Lucy Kananu Murungi, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Sevgan Subramanian, John Wesonga, and Thibaud Martin
Behavioural response of alate Aphis craccivora Koch (Homoptera: Aphididae) to volatiles from different cowpea cultivars, Seydou Diabate, Emilie Deletre, Lucy Kananu Murungi, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, John Wesonga, and Thibaud Martin
Ethylene Response Factor (ERF) genes modulate plant root exudate composition and the attraction of plant parasitic nematodes, Steven Dyer, Ryan Weir, Deborah Cox, Xavier Cheseto, Baldwyn Torto, and Johnathan J. Dalzell
Unexpected diversity of Wolbachia associated with bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Africa, Joseph Gichuhi, Fathiya M. Khamis, Johnnie Van den Berg, Sunday Ekesi, and Jeremy K. Herren
Reduction of initial occurrence of rice blast (Pyricularia oryzae) inocula on seeds by microbial and hot water seed treatments, Ibrahim Hashim, Delphine Mamiro, Robert B. Mabagala, and Tadele Tefera
Optimization of extruder cooking conditions for the manufacture of fish feeds using response surface methodology, Francis Gichuho Irungu, Christopher Mutungi, Abdul Faraj, Hippolyte Affognon, Sunday Ekesi, Dorothy Nakimbugwe, and Komi K.M. Fiaboe
Assortments of Digestive Enzymes Induced in First Instar Larvae of Busseola fusca Feeding on Different Plants, Gérald Juma, Bruno Le Ru, and Paul-André Calatayud
Bait attractants based on artificial fruit-essence for trapping and monitoring Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) females in Peshawar-Pakistan, Muhammad Shehzad Khan, Farman Ullah, Hayat Badshah, Bashir Ahmad, Inayat Ali Shahjehan, and Paul André Calatayud
A new mite IPM strategy: predator avoidance behaviour resulting from the synergetic effects of predator release and acaricide-treated nets, Miriam Kungu, Emilie Deletre, Sevgan Subramanian, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Linus Gitonga, Zipporah Osiemo Lagat, and Thibaud Martin
Towards a global DNA barcode reference library for quarantine identifications of lepidopteran stemborers, with an emphasis on sugarcane pests, Timothy R.C. Lee, Stacey J. Anderson, Lucy T.T. Tran-Nguyen, Nader Sallam, Bruno P. Le Ru, Desmond Conlong, Kevin Powell, Andrew Ward, and Andrew Mitchell
Ethylene and Benzaldehyde Emitted from Postharvest Tomatoes Inhibit Botrytis cinerea via Binding to G-Protein Coupled Receptors and Transmitting with cAMP-Signal Pathway of the Fungus, Yongwen Lin, Hongchun Ruan, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Baochun Lai, Yizhang Lin, Youming Hou, and Fenglin Zhong
Developments in the MPI-M Earth System Model version 1.2 (MPI-ESM1.2) and Its Response to Increasing CO2, Thorsten Mauritsen, Jürgen Bader, Tobias Becker, Jörg Behrens, Matthias Bittner, Renate Brokopf, Victor Brovkin, Martin Claussen, Traute Crueger, Monika Esch, Irina Fast, Stephanie Fiedler, Dagmar Fläschner, Veronika Gayler, Marco Giorgetta, Daniel S. Goll, Helmuth Haak, Stefan Hagemann, Christopher Hedemann, Cathy Hohenegger, Tatiana Ilyina, Thomas Jahns, Diego Jimenéz-de-la-Cuesta, Johann Jungclaus, Thomas Kleinen, Silvia Kloster, Daniela Kracher, and Stefan Kinne
Species composition and community structure of small pest rodents (Muridae) in cultivated and fallow fields in maize-growing areas in Mayuge district, Eastern Uganda, Alex Mayamba, Robert M. Byamungu, Rhodes H. Makundi, Didas N. Kimaro, Moses Isabirye, Apia W. Massawe, David Kifumba, Alice Nakiyemba, Herwig Leirs, Mshaka E. Mdangi, Brian E. Isabirye, and Loth S. Mulungu