Plant Ecology

RESPONSES OF FABA BEAN (Vicia faba L.) TO PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZER RATES AND PLANT POPULATION AT HARAMAYA EASTERN HARARGHE, ETHIOPIA.

Abstract: A field experiment was conducted to study the responses of faba bean (V

Long-term mammal herbivory on arthropod assemblages at Kruger National Park, South Africa

Abstract: Protected savannas are essential reserves for biological diversity, inc

Companion Cropping to Manage Parasitic Plants

Abstract: Parasitic plants, through a range of infestation strategies, can attack

Discriminative feeding behaviour of Anopheles gambiae s.s. on endemic plants in western Kenya

Abstract: Anopheles gambiae Giles s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) is known to feed on p

Environmental Factors Associated with the Distribution of Anopheles Arabiensis and Culex Quinquefasciatus in a rice Agro-ecosystem in Mwea, Kenya

Abstract: Studies were conducted between May and June, 2006 to investigate the en

Endophytic fungi improve management of the burrowing nematode in banana (Musa spp.) through enhanced expression of defence-related genes

Abstract: The root-burrowing nematode, Radopholus similis, is reputedly the most

Exogenous and endogenous plant growth regulators’ effect on regeneration of selected African sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L. Lam) cultivars

Abstract: Optimization of plant regeneration protocol is a first critical step to

Behavioural responses ofPhlebotomus duboscqito plant-derived volatile organic compounds

Abstract: Phlebotomine sand flies are vectors ofLeishmaniaparasites that causelei

Grass-like plants release general volatile cues attractive for gravid Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto mosquitoes

Abstract: Background: Understanding the ecology and behaviour of disease vectors,

Non-host plant odors influence the tritrophic interaction between tomato, its foliar herbivore Tuta absoluta and mirid predator Nesidiocoris tenuis

Abstract: The tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta is a destructive invasive pest of c

Powdery Mildew Fungus Oidium lycopersici Infected-Tomato Plants Attracts the Non-Vector Greenhouse Whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, but Seems Impair Their Development

Abstract: The mechanism underlying the mediation of the behavior and fitness of n

Predicting the Habitat Suitability and Distribution of Two Species of Mound-Building Termites in Nigeria Using Bioclimatic and Vegetation Variables

Abstract: Temperature is an important factor determining the abundance, distribut

Integrating plant-to-plant communication and rhizospheremicrobial dynamics: ecological and evolutionary implicationsand a call for experimental rigor

Abstract: The perception of airborne chemical signals by plants can trigger recon

Pollen diversity and protein content indifferentially degraded semi-arid landscapes inKenya

Abstract: In Africa there is a scarcity of information on how plant species that

Long-distance Pollen flow Assessment through Evaluation of Pollinator Foraging Range Suggests Transgene Escape Distances

Abstract: Foraging range, an important component of bee ecology, is of considerab

Carbon Storage and Emissions offset Potential in an African Dry Forest, the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya

Abstract: Concerns about rapid tropical deforestation, and its contribution to ri

Plant growth and defense traits in Sorghum bicolor’s response to Chilo partellus in the tropics

Abstract: In order to meet the increasing demands from an exploding human populat

Host Plant-Based Artificial Diets Enhance Development, Survival and Fecundity of the Edible Long-Horned Grasshopper Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)

Abstract: Wild swarms of the long-horned grasshoppers Ruspolia differens (Servill