Cotton crop in changing climate
<p>Cotton is a major cash crop of global significance. It has a peculiar and inherent growth pattern with coinciding physiological growth stages. This study is based upon modelling and simulation for Hisar
Plant Diseases
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Swollen shoot disease worsening in heart of Ivory Coast cocoa belt
Swollen shoot disease is worsening in the heart of Ivory Coast’s cocoa belt with some plantations seeing a significant drop in production, farmers and exporters said on Tuesday. The viral disease, which
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Africa: Cassava Breeding Could Impair Yield By 20%
Ibadan — Breeding African cassava cultivars for improvements such as pest and disease resistance could impair their yield potential, a study suggests. According to UN Food and Agriculture Organization,
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Large sub-clonal variation in Phytophthora infestans from recent severe late blight epidemics in India
<p>The population structure of the Phytophthora infestans populations that caused the recent 2013–14 late blight epidemic in eastern India (EI) and northeastern India (NEI) was examined. The data
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Rwanda: New Banana Variety to Enhance Productivity
A new variety of highly productive banana plants will be distributed to farmers starting next month in a bid to improve banana production and fight disease in one of the priority crops in the country.
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Strange disease attacks maize in Serere
Over 500 acres of maize and 14 of cassava in Akumoi parish Pingire sub-county in Serere district have been affected by a strange disease. The most hit villages include; Akumoi, Nyorobe and Okolonga
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Dual impact of elevated temperature on plant defence and bacterial virulence in Arabidopsis
<p>Environmental conditions profoundly affect plant disease development; however, the underlying molecular bases are not well understood. Here we show that elevated temperature significantly increases
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$10m project launched to support smallholder farmers
The fourth round of the global benefits sharing fund for crops, which will support smallholder farmers to access seeds to adapt to climate change and environmental stresses, has been launched in Kigali.
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Tech used to prevent spread of Zika and Ebola to tackle “forest fire” wheat rust epidemics
The same device that helped control the Zika and Ebola viruses, could soon be used to tackle devastating wheat rust epidemics that are threatening global food security, thanks in part to a US$100k research
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Brown rot affects Ivory Coast cocoa harvest: farmers
Harvesting for the October-to-March main crop officially started on Oct.1, but heavy rainfall in parts of the primary cocoa-growing regions has caused the spread of disease. Farmers said brown rot is