Push–Pull Intercropping Increases the Antiherbivore Benzoxazinoid Glycoside Content in Maize Leaf Tissue

October 1, 2024

Push–pull technology refers to a promising mixed cropping practice for sustainable agricultural intensification, which uses properties of intercrop and border crop species to defend a focal crop against pests.

Push-Pull in practice

Perception of Farmers on Push-Pull Technology: Using Farmers Research Network Approach in Eastern Amhara, Ethiopia

July 24, 2024

Striga and stem borer are the major challenges to sorghum production and causing serious food security problems in Ethiopia.

Push-Pull in practice

Bioactive Volatiles From Push-Pull Companion Crops Repel Fall Armyworm and Attract Its Parasitoids

July 24, 2024

Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is a serious invasive pest in Africa but “Push-Pull” companion cropping can substantially reduce infestation.

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Occupancy-abundance models for predicting densities of three leaf beetles damaging the multipurpose tree Sesbania sesban in eastern and southern Africa

July 24, 2024

Mesoplatys ochroptera Sta ̊l, Exosoma and Ootheca spp. seriously damage sesbania, Sesbania sesban (L.) Merril, a multipurpose leguminous tree widely used in tropical agroforestry.

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A method for estimating insect abundance and patch occupancy with potential applications in large-scale monitoring programmes

July 24, 2024

Large-scale monitoring programmes often make inferences about insect abundance based on count data collected using some probability-based sampling technique.

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Selecting the right statistical model for analysis of insect count data by using information theoretic measures

July 24, 2024

Researchers and regulatory agencies often make statistical inferences from insect count data using modelling approaches that assume homogeneous variance.

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Traditional occupancy–abundance models are inadequate for zero-inflated ecological count data

July 24, 2024

Traditional occupancy–abundance and abundance–variance–occupancy models do not take into account zero-inflation, which occurs when sampling rare species or in correlated counts arising from repeated measures.

Fertilisation

The excess-zero problem in soil animal count data and choice of appropriate models for statistical inference

July 24, 2024

Recent studies show that soil animal count data are characterized by the presence of excess zeros and overdispersion, which violate the assumptions of standard statistical tests.

Pest/disease control

Evaluation of Statistical Models for Analysis of Insect, Disease and Weed Abundance and Incidence Data

July 24, 2024

Analysis of variance (ANOVA) has been a fundamental method used for analysis of abundance and incidence data.

Pest/disease control

The push-pull intercrop Desmodium does not repel, but intercepts and kills pests

July 23, 2024

Over two decades ago, scientists developed a push-pull intercropping strategy that received critical acclaim for synergizing food security with ecosystem resilience in smallholder farming.

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2 Sep

🌿 How can bioactive volatiles be harnessed to protect crops from the destructive Fall Armyworm, and what does this mean for sustainable agriculture?

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Push–Pull Intercropping Increases the Antiherbivore Benzoxazinoid Glycoside Content in Maize Leaf Tissue

Perception of Farmers on Push-Pull Technology: Using Farmers Research Network Approach in Eastern Amhara, Ethiopia

Bioactive Volatiles From Push-Pull Companion Crops Repel Fall Armyworm and Attract Its Parasitoids

Occupancy-abundance models for predicting densities of three leaf beetles damaging the multipurpose tree Sesbania sesban in eastern and southern Africa

A method for estimating insect abundance and patch occupancy with potential applications in large-scale monitoring programmes

Selecting the right statistical model for analysis of insect count data by using information theoretic measures

Traditional occupancy–abundance models are inadequate for zero-inflated ecological count data

The excess-zero problem in soil animal count data and choice of appropriate models for statistical inference

Evaluation of Statistical Models for Analysis of Insect, Disease and Weed Abundance and Incidence Data

The push-pull intercrop Desmodium does not repel, but intercepts and kills pests

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