Plant disease management plays an important role in achieving the sustainable
development goals of the United Nations (UN) such as food security, human health, socio …

Gender-responsive breeding is a new approach to making sure modern breeding takes
advantage of opportunities to improve gender equality in agriculture. Conventional research …

Over the past three decades, highly increased whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) populations have
been observed on the staple food crop cassava in eastern Africa and associated with …

A transition from low-input subsistence farming in Sub-Saharan Africa will require the use of
yield-increasing agricultural technologies. However, in developing countries, most farmers …

Plant diseases cause major crop yield losses and affect food security in lower-income
countries. A limited understanding by farmers about the identity of plant diseases …

The sweetpotato breeding process involves assessing different phenotypic traits, such as
the sensory attributes, to decide which varieties to progress to the next stage during the …

Sweet potato is an important world staple with the potential to address hunger and
malnutrition. The Agricultural Research Council of South Africa has led sweet potato …

Crop breeding programs must accelerate crop improvement, spur widespread adoption of
new varieties and increase variety turnover they are to meet the diverse needs of their …

Background Understanding end-users' preferred breeding traits and plant management
practices is fundamental in defining sound breeding objectives and implementing a …

This study aimed to identify the global risk of invasion and establishment of Bedellia
somnulentella, a pest of the sweet potato crop, for the present and future time, to develop …