The transition toward sustainable agriculture requires rethinking cropping systems in the
light of less intensive and chemically reliant practices. Weed management is one of the …

El ñame (Dioscorea spp.) es un tubérculo comestible de importancia económica en
regiones tropicales, siendo un alimento básico de más de 155 millones de personas. Sin …

Abstract In the French West Indies, to cope with the yam disease anthracnose, new hybrids
were selected for their resistance to this disease. However, some of them have quality flaws …

Impact of host quantitative resistance on pathogen evolution is still poorly documented. In
our study, we characterized the adaptation of the pathogenic fungus Colletotrichum …

Crop pathogenic fungi may originate from reservoir pools including wild vegetation
surrounding fields, and it is thus important to characterize any potential source of pathogens …

Ecological interactions are a fairly overlooked component in agriculture, despite their known
potential in productivity, pest and disease regulation. In this study, we assessed whether a …

BACKGROUND Yam is a major staple food that provides both energy (starch) and bioactive
compounds. However, there is a lack of knowledge on its cooking quality. We have …

Dioscorea alata, commonly known as “greater yam”, is a vital crop in tropical and subtropical
regions of the world, yet it faces significant threats from anthracnose disease, mainly caused …

Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a staple food crop with cultural, nutritional and economic
significance for millions of small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. While various virus …

Colletotrichum gloeosporioides is a species complex of agricultural importance as it causes
anthracnose disease on many crop species worldwide, and strong impact regionally on …