December 2012

Trichoderma harzianum reduces population of Meloidogyne incognita in cucumber plants under greenhouse conditions

  Trichoderma harzianum strain ESALQ-1306 was assessed for its potential biological control against Meloidogyne incognita race 4 under in vitro and greenhouse conditions. In vitro, we noticed 64% of conidial attachment on eggs and second-stage juvenile immobilized by the fungus. In greenhouse, cucumber plants were treated with different concentrations of conidial suspensions...

Author(s): Gabriel Moura Mascarin, Mauro Ferreira Bonfim Junior and Jerônimo Vieira de Araújo Filho

December 2012

Indigenous knowledge of termite control: A case study of five farming communities in Gushegu District of Northern Ghana

  The study was conducted in five communities selected at random in the Gushegu-Karaga district of northern region of Ghana. The objective was to identify suitable and sustainable indigenous methods adopted by resource poor farmers for termite control. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to 20 farmers in each of the selected communities who practiced indigenous termite control methods. A total of...

Author(s): Dokurugu Maayiem, Baatuuwie Nuoleyeng Bernard and Aalangdong Oscar Irunuoh