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Stem borer and aflatoxins
Planting one line of Napier grass also repels moths, a development stage of stem borer, from the field. Napier and other desmodium plants also inhibit growth of striga weed, which attacks maize and ...
Despite the controversies generated by those who opposed the genetically modified Pod Borer Resistant cowpea, Bt. Cotton and the Tela maize, farmers who cultivated and consumed the crops in the ...
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Govt to pilot three biotech crops
Rwanda plans to pilot the growing of three biotech crops, namely cassava, Irish potato and maize to evaluate their performance on farmers’ fields by the end of 2025 – ahead of potential nationwide ...
Stem-borer pest contributes up to 40 percent loss of cereal harvest to farmers, especially maize. Both the large grain borer and the spotted stem borer are highly destructive, more-so in Sub ...
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For food crops, Nigeria has released three transgenic crops, namely, Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) Cowpea, Bt Cotton and TELA maize. Cowpea is one of the most important legume food crops in Sub ...
“Research is being done by Karlro on BT maize which is highly resistant to pests such as fall armyworms and maize stem borers. The maize is fit and if the pests eat it, they die saving the ...
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