Sustainable control of the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera in small-scale cotton production systems
This project involved scientists from India, Pakistan and China working to establish the genetics and biochemistry underlying the biological mechanisms by which the key caterpillar pest of cotton in Asia, cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera), resists the insecticide groups which are commonly used against it.
Published by: Natural Resources Institute, Year: 2006, Pages: 44, File type: PDF (296 KB)
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This document describes the relationship between rainfall and moth catch and how it can be used to forecast an outbreak of fall armyworm.
Published by: Annals of Applied Biology, Year: 2006, Pages: 6, File type: PDF (124 KB)
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This project in Eastern Uganda was designed to enable poor farmers to overcome the decline of groundnut production due to groundnut rosette disease through promotion of farmer-led multiplication of rosette resistant varieties of groundnuts and increased access to new resistant varieties by the poor.
Published by: AT Uganda Ltd, Year: 2005, Pages: 119, File type: PDF (1.28 MB)
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This study describes the molecular diversity of seven representative cassava mosaic geminiviruses (CMGs) infecting cassava from multiple locations in Tanzania.
Published by: BioMed Central, Year: 2005, Pages: 23, File type: External link (7,591 KB)
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This report highlights the provision of funds to small-scale yam growers to obtain a good crop yield, sell surplus planting material and repay the loan obtained from the fund set up.
Published by: DFID, Year: 2005, Pages: 1, File type: External link (175KB)
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This article highlights the benefits of the use of a fungal-resistant chickpea variety, nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria and synthetic pesticides. These benefits included increased income, debt repayment and notable lifestyle improvement.
Published by: DFID, Year: 2004, Pages: 1, File type: External link (123KB)
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This article highlights the benefits brought about by an integrated pest management (IPM) package of the combined availability of disease-resistant and pest-free banana planting material and crop-management guidance. These benefits include increased income, access to communication and transport.
Published by: DFID, Year: 2004, Pages: 1, File type: External link (140KB)
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This study examined the impact of introducing animal-drawn carts on the livelihoods of participating farmers.
Published by: Dave O’Neill Associates, Year: 2004, Pages: 44, File type: PDF (1.04 MB)
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This document presents workshop proceedings on rice blast in West Africa. It covers breeding for resistance, screening strategies for durable resistance, blast management and impact assessment of agricultural technology.
Published by: The Africa Rice Center, Year: 2004, Pages: 158, File type: PDF (1.62 MB)
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This report focuses on diatomaceous earths and how they can be used for grain storage protection.
Published by: Natural Resources Institute, Year: 2004, Pages: 27, File type: PDF (347 KB)
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