December 18th, 2012 | News
There is a direct correlation between crop diversity and pest and disease control. When farmers grow varieties with uniform resistance to a pest or disease, crops can become more susceptible to attack by bacteria or viruses, and epidemics can result. The resulting food and economic losses also show how pests and diseases are continuously evolving [...]
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August 20th, 2012 | News, Uganda
Black sigatoka disease, caused by Mycosphaerella fijiensis, is second most devastating disease of banana and plantain. It is spread through air-borne conidia and ascospores. The disease decreases photosynthesis, reduces fruit size and induces early maturation in susceptible banana cultivars thus leads to yield reductions that may exceed 50% (Rodriguez-Garcia et al., 2010). Currently, recommended control [...]
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June 6th, 2012 | News
An experimental design to evaluate the effect of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) mixtures in controlling the damage caused by Angular leaf Spot and Beanfly in Uganda, a discussion by scientists. Reacting to a proposal made by students, the scientists involved in the pests and diseases project gave the following suggestions. The students originally proposed to [...]
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