The 2012 RUFORUM Biennial Conference is the third in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. The third Biennial Conference was attended by 657 participants.This record contains an extended abstract accepted under Integrated Crop Management
Temporal Population Dynamics of Storage Insect Pests and their Management Using Safer Grain Protectants in Maize Smallholder Systems of Zimbabwe
Abstract:
The study aims to determine peak flight activity periods and
develop a safer and more efficacious grain protection strategies
using different combinations of new and commercial
diatomaceous earths (DEs), biopesticides and minimal
pyrethroids against the major pests of stored maize over two
storage seasons (2011/12 and 2012/13). The study also seeks
to assess grain damage by resident versus incoming infestations.
The treatment materials will initially be tested in the laboratory,
and the best candidates will be further tested on-farm and onstation
at the Institute of Agricultural Engineering (IAE) in
Harare. Storage insect population dynamics through pheromone
trap catches will also be conducted on-station at IAE.
L’étude vise à déterminer les périodes de pointe d’activité de
vol et à développer des stratégies de protection des graines,
plus sûres et plus efficaces, au moyen de différentes
combinaisons de nouveaux insecticides et des insecticides
diatomites commerciaux (DEs), les biopesticides et les
pyréthroïdes minimales contre les principaux ravageurs du maïs
stocké pendant deux saisons de stockage (2011 / 12 et 2012/
13). L’étude vise également à évaluer les dommages des
graines causés par des infestations résidantes par rapport aux
infestations entrantes. Les matériaux de traitement seront
d’abord testés dans le laboratoire, et les meilleurs candidats
seront en outre testés à la ferme et à la station de l’Institut de
génie agricole (IAE) à Harare. La dynamique des populationsd’insectes ravageurs de stockage à travers les captures par
piège en phéromone sera également menée à la station de l’IAE.
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English
Extended abstracts submitted under Integrated Crop Management
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2012
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Southern Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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