Soil-dwelling pests are generally poorly documented in East Africa due to their cryptic
nature, which complicates monitoring, so the aim of this review is to compile and elucidate …

Angular leaf spot (ALS) is one of the most devastating diseases of common bean
(Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in tropical and subtropical countries. The causal fungus …

Central African highland farmers' perceptions of common bean disease were investigated
using both phytopathology and anthropological techniques. Farmers rarely mentioned …

Agronomists have increasingly conducted experiments on-farm, in an attempt to increase
the wider applicability (external validity) of their experimental findings and their relevance for …

Nearly all contemporary people subsist on cultivated plants, most of which are vulnerable to
diseases. Yet, there have been few studies of what traditional people know–and do not …

Surveys of common bean rust and common bacterial blight (CBB) diseases were conducted
in the Habro, Chercher and Wobera areas of the Hararghe highlands, Ethiopia during the …

White grubs are largely unsolved problems in vegetable and tuber production in East Africa.
Novel Rwandan as well as international entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) were …

These two-year experiments determined the best predictors of bean growth and fly, root rots,
and weed development in different cultivars, planting dates and weed treatments across 256 …

The effects of four planting patterns of bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)(bean only, maize–bean
(MB), sorghum–bean (SB), and maize–bean–sorghum (MBS)) and four cropping systems …

Farmers' management of bean diseases in the Great Lakes region of Africa was investigated
from both phytopathological and anthropological perspectives. Local crop protection …