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- Publications
- Influence
The effect of climate variation on agro-pastoral production in Africa.
- L. Stige, J. Stave, +5 authors N. C. Stenseth
- Geography, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
- 28 February 2006
Using national crop and livestock production records from 1961-2003 and satellite-derived data on pasture greenness from 1982-2003 we show that the productivity of crops, livestock, and pastures in… Expand
Biological control of cassava pests in Africa.
- H. Herren, P. Neuenschwander
- Biology
- 1991
Presentation de la repartition geographique de P. manihoti et M. tanajoa en Afrique. Recapitulation des donnees biologiques et ecologiques concernant ces insectes. Evaluation des moyens de lutte… Expand
The top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture
- J. Pretty, W. Sutherland, +52 authors Sarah Pilgrim
- Economics
- 1 November 2010
Despite a significant growth in food production over the past half-century, one of the most important challenges facing society today is how to feed an expected population of some nine billion by the… Expand
Integrated pest management: the push–pull approach for controlling insect pests and weeds of cereals, and its potential for other agricultural systems including animal husbandry
- A. Hassanali, H. Herren, Z. Khan, J. Pickett, C. Woodcock
- Biology, Medicine
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B…
- 12 February 2008
This paper describes the ‘push–pull’ or ‘stimulo-deterrent diversionary’ strategy in relation to current and potential examples from our own experiences. The push–pull effect is established by… Expand
Introduction and spread of the cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) (Acari: Tetranychidae), an exotic pest in Africa and the search for appropriate control methods: a review.
- J. S. Yaninek, H. Herren
- Biology
- 1 March 1988
Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar), a spider mite new to Africa, was discovered on cassava in Uganda in 1971. This exotic mite of Neotropical origin has since spread to 27 countries, causing an estimated… Expand
Long-distance pollen flow assessment through evaluation of pollinator foraging range suggests transgene escape distances
- R. Pasquet, A. Peltier, +6 authors P. Gepts
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- 9 September 2008
Foraging range, an important component of bee ecology, is of considerable interest for insect-pollinated plants because it determines the potential for outcrossing among individuals. However,… Expand
Economics of biological control of cassava mealybug in Africa
- J. Zeddies, R. Schaab, P. Neuenschwander, H. Herren
- Economics
- 2000
Pest populations of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.-Ferr. (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) were reduced successfully by the biological control agent Apoanagyrus (Epidinocarsis) lopezi De… Expand
Dynamics of Mononychellus tanajoa (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Africa: Seasonal factors affecting phenology and abundance.
- J. S. Yaninek, H. Herren, A. Gutierrez
- Biology
- 1 August 1989
Populations of Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) increased on new leaf growth of cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz, during the early dry season, averaging 20–200 active mites per leaf depending on plant… Expand
Dynamics of Mononychellus tanajoa (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Africa: Experimental Evidence of Temperature and Host Plant Effects on Population Growth Rates
- J. Yaninek, A. P. Gutierrez, H. Herren
- Biology
- 1 August 1989
Effects of temperature, season (wet versus dry), plant age, and leaf age on developmental time, fecundity, survivorship, and intrinsic rate of increase (rm) of Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) on… Expand