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Production gradients in smallholder banana (cv. Giant Cavendish) farms in Central Kenya by Okumu, M.O., van Asten, P.J.A., Kahangi, E., Okech, S.H., Jefwa, J., Vanlauwe, B.

“…▶ Bunch yields were higher nearer homesteads, and higher than previously reported. ▶ There was a gradient of Soil K and Tissue K levels, declining from the…”
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Evaluation of pseudostem trapping as a control measure against banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Uganda by Gold, C S, Gold, C S, Okech, S H, Nokoe, S

“…Controlled studies to determine the efficacy of pseudostem trapping in reducing adult populations of the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), were…”
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Potassium and magnesium fertilizers on banana in Uganda: yields, weevil damage, foliar nutrient status and DRIS analysis by Smithson, P.C, McIntyre, B.D, Gold, C.S, Ssali, H, Night, G, Okech, S

“…Low soil fertility and pest pressure are two causes of the decline in banana (Musa AAA) production in central Uganda. Foliar analysis by the Diagnosis and…”
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Effects of mulch on banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) populations and damage in Uganda by Gold, C.S., Okech, S.H., McIntyre, B.D., Kagezi, G., Ragama, P.E., Night, G.

“…Mulches have been shown to encourage banana weevils, presumably through enhanced water conservation. Some farmers report that leaving the soil at base of the…”
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Role of plant volatiles in resistance of selected rice varieties to brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) (Homoptera: Delphacidae) by SAXENA, R. C, OKECH, S. H

“…Rice plant volatiles extracted as steam distillates significantly affected the behavior and biology of the brown planthopper,Nilaparvata lugens (Stål). In a…”
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Comparative Biology of Cotesia chilonis Hymenoptera: Braconidae on Selected African Gramineous Stemborers by OKECH, S. H. O., OVERHOLT, W. A.

“…Observations were made on the development, mortality and fecundity of the gregarious endoparasitoid, Cotesia chilonis Matsumura , when reared on four African…”
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Effect of crop sanitation on banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) populations and crop damage in farmers’ fields in Uganda by Masanza, M., Gold, C.S., van Huis, A., Ragama, P.E., Okech, S.H.O.

“…An on-farm study of the effect of crop sanitation on the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) populations and corm damage was conducted through farmer…”
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Wing morphism in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens by Saxena, R. C., Okech, S. H., Liquido, N. J.

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Comparative biology of Cotesia chilonis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on selected African gramineous stemborers by Okech, SHO, Overholt, WA

“…Observations were made on the development, mortality and fecundity of the gregarious endo-parasitoid, Cotesia chilonis (Matsumura), when reared on four African…”
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Agroecological distribution of major stalk borers of maize in Zambia by Okech, S. H. O., Neukermans, L. M. N. R., Chinsembu, K. C.

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Studies on the legume pod-borer, Maruca testulalis (Geyer)—VI. Cowpea resistance to oviposition and larval feeding by MacFoy, G. A., Dabrowski, Z. T., Okech, S.

“…Three cowpea cultivars, TVu 946, Ife Brown and Vita 1 were examined for resistance to the legume pod-borer, Maruca testulalis (Geyer). TVu 946 was found to be…”
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