Napier or elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) is an important fodder crop in
East Africa, particularly in Kenya, where it is used almost exclusively for feeding dairy cattle …

The main topic of this review is the range of strategies adopted by fungi to secure their food
supply and to exploit it, and also on the range of reproductive strategies which synchronise …

The soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura, is an invasive pest of soybean, first
discovered in North America in 2000. We studied the ability of the existing predator …

Using the proceedings of the International Grassland Congress since 1937, the changing
emphasis of 7 key themes of grassland science over the past 60 years is examined. These …

La Biota de Pucciniales (previamente conocidos como Uredinales) de Colombia esta
compuesta por 70 géneros (55 teliomorficos y 15 anamorficos) y 456 especies. Se registran …

Stylosanthes sp. exhibiting characteristic symptoms such as little leaf, witches' broom and
floral abnormalities were collected from north Queensland and the Northern Territory …

The history of pathogens and vectors, unique symptoms of diseases and economic
importance of important viral diseases have been dealt with in the introductory chapter of …

The greatest diversity of tropical forage legume germplasm is in the American tropics. While
native legume populations have undoubtedly contributed to forage for livestock, the common …

Abstract The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is an
association of agricultural research centres which together represent an important force in …

Infection by headsmut, caused by Usti/ago kamerunensis, is the major cause of biomass
reduction in Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum). In Kenya, this grass is the primary …