Oriental chestnut gall wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) considered to be one of the most harmful pests of sweet chestnut varieties in the world has been recorded at the end of week of April 2014 for the first time in Turkey. It was observed in a few chestnut groves and ...
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Çetgdot over˜n, G.; Orman, E.; Polat, Z.
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Zirai Mücadele Merkez Araștırma Enstitüsü Müdürlügü, Ankara, Turkey
Citation
Bitki Koruma Bülteni, 2014, 54, 4, pp 303-309
Fruit flies are among the most important pests of fruits and vegetables in the world. The invasive fruit fly Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) was first detected in Africa in 2003 in Kenya, has spread to at least 27 countries attacking a wide variety of crops. It causes reduction of fruit...
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José, L.; Cugala, D.; Santos, L.; Meyer, M. de
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RUFORUM, Kampala, Uganda
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RUFORUM Fourth Biennial Conference, Maputo, Mozambique, 19-25 July 2014, 2014, pp 497-498
Four species of leaf beetles, Diorhabda carinulata (Desbrochers) from Kazakhstan and China (released in the USA in 2001), D. elongata (Brullé) from Greece and D. carinata (Faldermann) from Uzbekistan (released in 2004), and D. sublineata (Lucas) from Tunisia (released in 2009), have been utilized...
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DeLoach, C. J.; Carruthers, R. I.; Knutson, A. E.; Moran, P. J.; Ritzi, C. M.; Dudley, T. L.; Gaskin, J.; Kazmer, D.; Thompson, D. A.; Bean, D.; Eberts, D.; Muegge, M. A.; Michels, G. J.; Delaney, K.; Nibling, F.; Fain, T.; Skeen, B.; Donet, M.
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USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, Hilo, USA
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Proceedings of the XIII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, 11-16 September, 2011, 2013, pp 268-275
Since its establishment in 1968, the SEAMEO Regional Center for Tropical Biology (BIOTROP) in Bogor, Indonesia has recognized the important role of weed science in the context of agricultural production and the need to build capacities on it in Southeast Asia. Thus, the Centre developed and...
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Tjitrosoedirdjo, S. S.; Fernandez, J. C.
Publisher
Weed Science Society of Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia
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The role of weed science in supporting food security by 2020. Proceedings of the 24th Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference, Bandung, Indonesia, October 22-25, 2013, 2013, pp 239-245
In recent years, invasive plant species have become a high-profile policy topic for the Indonesian communities at the national levels which have emphasised the need cross-sectoral coordination between competent institutional and stakeholders at all levels. As it has been indicated that a number of...
Author(s)
Tasrif, A.; Alaydrus, R.
Publisher
Weed Science Society of Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia
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The role of weed science in supporting food security by 2020. Proceedings of the 24th Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference, Bandung, Indonesia, October 22-25, 2013, 2013, pp 235-238
This proceedings contains papers focusing on the recent changes in weed science research and practice that are targeting improved food quality and production security. Topics covered include: (1) sustainable weed management in, (2) weed solution for, (3) threats and risks within, and (4) economics...
Author(s)
Bakar, B. H.; Kurniadie, D.; Tjitrosoedirdjo, S.
Publisher
Weed Science Society of Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia
Citation
The role of weed science in supporting food security by 2020. Proceedings of the 24th Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference, Bandung, Indonesia, October 22-25, 2013, 2013, pp xxi + 662 pp.
The information presented in the 'Global Compendium of Weeds' is specifically designed to give a weed risk assessor, or anyone interested in the weed potential of a plant, a condensed report of the status of a species with, most importantly, further avenues for finding more information through the...
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Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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A global compendium of weeds, 2012, Ed.2, pp 1124 pp.
To provide the basis for the quarantine and control of Mikania micrantha H. B. K. for our country, the invasive risk of Mikania micrantha to China was qualitatively analyzed from the following aspects in this paper; (1) the distribution and attention at home and abroad, (2) biological...
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Guo QiongXia; Huang KeHui
Publisher
Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jiangxi, China
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Acta Agriculturae Jiangxi, 2012, 24, 10, pp 53-54, 58
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Julius Kühn Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen, Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation
Julius-Kühn-Archiv, 2012, No.438, pp 116-117
The European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) is an intergovernmental organization, which was created in 1951. It currently has 50 member countries and one of its missions is to prevent the entry and spread of pests presenting a risk to agriculture and forestry. Since the...
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Plant Protection Society of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation
Zbornik Predavanj in Referatov, 10. Slovenskega Posvetovanja o Varstvu Rastlin, Podčetrtek, Slovenia, 1.-2. Marec 2011, 2011, pp 5-8