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Combining Milpa and Push‑Pull Technology for sustainable food production in smallholder agriculture. A review

December 14, 2023

The pre-Columbian milpa system of intercropping maize with companion crops such as beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) and squash (Cucurbita spp.) is one effective system that has been shown to produce outstanding yields per unit area compared to monoculture systems.

Pest/disease control

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

December 14, 2023

Push-pull aims to reduce the abundance of insect pests in crops through repelling the pest in the crop, while simultaneously providing attractive sources to trap the pest out (formalized by Miller and Cowles). Using this ‘stimulo-deterrent diversion’ principle, a push-pull strategy was devised to combat Lepidopteran pests in sub-Saharan smallholder maize farming.

Pest/disease control

The effect of Brachiaria rows on stem borer damage on sorghum in Eastern Amhara, Ethiopia

December 14, 2023

The lepidopteron stemborer (Chilo partellus) and parasitic Striga weed (Striga hermonthica) caused major yield losses in subsistence sorghum production in the Eastern Amhara Region, Ethiopia. This study evaluated different number of Brachiaria (Mulato II) rows planted around sorghum plots.

Agricultural production system • Pest/disease control

Effect of Rabbit Urine on the Larval Behavior, Larval Mortality, Egg Hatchability, Adult Emergence and Oviposition Preference of the Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith)

December 14, 2023

The fall armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) is a major cereal pest threatening food security in Africa. African smallholder farmers apply various indigenous pest management practices, including rabbit urine; however, there is no scientific evidence for its efficacy.

Pest/disease control

Potential roles of selected forage grasses in management of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) through companion cropping

January 27, 2023

Production of maize, Zea mays L. (Poaceae), in sub-Saharan Africa is threatened by a new invasive pest, fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). To mitigate this threat, push–pull companion cropping, a system originally developed for management of lepidopteran stemborers, may be used to control FAW.

Agricultural production system • Soil management

Perennial legume intercrops provide multiple belowground ecosystem services in smallholder farming systems

January 27, 2023

Soil degradation is a major underlying cause of poverty and malnutrition in smallholder agrarian communities across the globe. Legume diversification, through polyculture or intercropping, is a strategy that increases yields and income while improving family nutrition.

Pest/disease control

Field evaluation of a new third generation push-pull technology for control of striga weed, stemborers, and fall armyworm in western Kenya

January 27, 2023

Our study evaluates field performance and farmer opinions of this new version in comparison with the earlier version, climatesmart PPT, and farmers’ own practices of growing maize in controlling stemborers, FAW, and striga weeds.

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Milestone...!
Today, @icipe and partners, we launched a Push-Pull #agroecology CoP #communityofpractice

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15 Aug

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@UZH_en released a publication about approaches for plant metabolites extracted from maize leaf tissue across two cropping seasons to develop a methodology for agroecological studies in tropical locations

🔗https://upscale-hub.eu/publications/screening-of-leaf-extraction-and-storage-conditions-for-eco-metabolomics-studies/

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Combining Milpa and Push‑Pull Technology for sustainable food production in smallholder agriculture. A review

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

The effect of Brachiaria rows on stem borer damage on sorghum in Eastern Amhara, Ethiopia

Effect of Rabbit Urine on the Larval Behavior, Larval Mortality, Egg Hatchability, Adult Emergence and Oviposition Preference of the Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith)

Potential roles of selected forage grasses in management of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) through companion cropping

Perennial legume intercrops provide multiple belowground ecosystem services in smallholder farming systems

Field evaluation of a new third generation push-pull technology for control of striga weed, stemborers, and fall armyworm in western Kenya

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