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Pesticidal Plant Extracts Improve Yield and Reduce Insect Pests on Legume Crops Without Harming Beneficial Arthropods by Tembo, Yolice, Mkindi, Angela G, Mkenda, Prisila A, Mpumi, Nelson, Mwanauta, Regina, Stevenson, Philip C, Ndakidemi, Patrick A, Belmain, Steven R

“…In the fight against arthropod crop pests using plant secondary metabolites, most research has focussed on the identification of bioactive molecules. Several…”
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Qualitative Cost-Benefit Analysis of Using Pesticidal Plants in Smallholder Crop Protection by Mkindi, Angela G., Coe, Richard, Stevenson, Philip C., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Belmain, Steven R.

“…Assessing the potential drivers of farmers using pesticidal plants for crop protection is essential for wider adoption. However, few studies have focused on…”
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Extracts of Common Pesticidal Plants Increase Plant Growth and Yield in Common Bean Plants by Mkindi, Angela G, Tembo, Yolice L B, Mbega, Ernest R, Smith, Amy K, Farrell, Iain W, Ndakidemi, Patrick A, Stevenson, Philip C, Belmain, Steven R

“…Common bean ( ) is an important food and cash crop in many countries. Bean crop yields in sub-Saharan Africa are on average 50% lower than the global average,…”
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Indigenous vegetables: a sustainable approach to improve micronutrient adequacy in Tanzanian women of childbearing age by Conti, Maria Vittoria, De Giuseppe, Rachele, Monti, Maria Cristina, Mkindi, Angela G., Mshanga, Naelijwa H., Ceppi, Silvia, Msuya, John, Cena, Hellas

“…Background/objectives Increasing dietary diversity is a viable strategy for addressing micronutrient malnutrition in women of childbearing age (WCA) from…”
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Botanical extracts control the fungal pathogen Colletotrichum boninense in smallholder production of common bean by Kushaha, Tamia M., Mkindi, Angela G., Mbega, Ernest R., Stevenson, Philip C., Belmain, Steven R.

“…Abstract Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum spp. remains an intractable problem in the most common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) production areas worldwide and…”
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Elements of agroecological pest and disease management by Belmain, Steven R., Tembo, Yolice, Mkindi, Angela G., Arnold, Sarah E. J., Stevenson, Philip C.

“…The development of large-scale monocropped agrisystems has facilitated increased problems with pests and diseases, perpetuating the reliance of farmers on…”
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Understanding farmer knowledge and site factors in relation to soil-borne pests and pathogens to support agroecological intensification of smallholder bean production systems by Ngoya, Zuwena J., Mkindi, Angela G., Vanek, Steven J., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Stevenson, Philip C., Belmain, Steven R.

“…Introduction Pests and diseases limit common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) production in intensifying smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa…”
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Phytochemical Analysis of Tephrosia vogelii across East Africa Reveals Three Chemotypes that Influence Its Use as a Pesticidal Plant by Mkindi, Angela G, Tembo, Yolice, Mbega, Ernest R, Medvecky, Beth, Kendal-Smith, Amy, Farrell, Iain W, Ndakidemi, Patrick A, Belmain, Steven R, Stevenson, Philip C

“…is a plant species chemically characterized by the presence of entomotoxic rotenoids and used widely across Africa as a botanical pesticide. Phytochemical…”
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