Fungicidal spraying experiments carried out in a number of crops in Malawi are described. Bordeaux mixture (4 : 4 : 50) sprays applied after every 2 in. cumulative rainfall during the wet season to tomatoes gave the most economical control of late blight. Isariopsis griseola leafspot on ...
Soil, grain and water chemistry in relation to human selenium-responsive diseases in Enshi District, China Selenium deficiency (Keshan Disease) and toxicity diseases in humans occur within 20 km of each other in Enshi District in China and have been linked to en... FM Fordyce,G Zhang,K ...
The main diseases, in Zambia, of maize, rice and other cereal crops, groundnut, cassava, cotton and kenaf, sugarcane, tobacco and other field crops, potato, tomato, brassicas, cucurbits, phaseolus beans and other vegetables, coffee and fruit crops are reviewed and the currently recommended ...
In the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa, the utilisation of botanicals and associated indigenous knowledge among smallholder farmers for the management of crop pests and diseases remain orally transmitted with limited documentation. The untapped potential associated with the systematic documentation and pre...
In recent times, the potential of crop microbiomes for food security has been the focus of many researchers using the current state-of-art technology in understanding the biological functions of plant microbiome to enhance plant growth and control of plant diseases (Cordovez et al., 2019). The...
ZZ plants can be found in the tropical areas along theAfrican East Coast, from Kenya all the way down to South Africa covering Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Unlike other tropical houseplants, it does not grow in typical forested areas. Rather, you can find this plant in thegrass...
In addition to fruit wine, residents in this area also enjoy other types of infused wines. Various plants are soaked in various kinds of wines according to their efficacy in treating diseases, medicinal functions or other special properties. Typical infused wines can be used for dispelling wind ...
For over 30 years, experimental and theoretical studies have sought to better understand the epidemiology of cassava diseases and arthropods that affect production and lead to considerable yield loss, to detect and control them more effectively. In this review, we consider the contribution of modelling...
and diseases. The Asian Soybean Rust (ASR), caused by the obligate biotrophic fungusPhakopsora pachyrhizi(Pp), is currently the most damaging soybean disease in Brazil, with yield losses reaching up to 80% in the absence of adequate control measures [2,3]. Since its identification in Brazilian...
Most popular medicinal plant species recognized in the markets for managing malaria include Zanthoxylum chalybaeum, Vachellia nilotica, Albizia anthelmintica (Meke et al., 2017; Odugbemi et al., 2007). These plant species are also reported for managing other diseases such as sexually transmitted ...