Background: In Kenya, rice (Oryza sativa L.) is mainly produced under irrigation by small-scale farmers. Mwea irrigation scheme (MIS) in Kirinyaga County accounts for 80-88% of rice production. Here, rice is the main source of livelihood and a source of revenue generation for the county. However, a ...
Author(s)
Constantine, K. L.; Makale, F.; Mugambi, I.; Chacha, D.; Rware, H.; Muvea, A.; Kipngetich, V. K.; Tambo, J.; Ogunmodede, A.; Djeddour, D.; Pratt, C. F.; Rwomushana, I.; Williams, F.
Publisher
Wiley, Chichester, UK
Citation
Pest Management Science, 2023, 79, 11, pp 4343-4356
Estimates of the economic impact of invasive non-native species (INNS) are important to support informed decision-making and prioritise resources. A detailed estimate of the direct costs of INNS to Great Britain, covering many sectors of the economy and the impacts of many INNS in diverse habitats, ...
Author(s)
Eschen, R.; Kadzamira, M.; Stutz, S.; Ogunmodede, A.; Djeddour, D.; Shaw, R.; Pratt, C.; Varia, S.; Constantine, K.; Williams, F.
Publisher
Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Biological Invasions, 2023, 25, 10, pp 3265-3276
Hedychium coronarium (Zingiberales: Zingiberaceae), native to the Himalayas and southern China, has become an environmental weed in many countries around the world. Reported in several provinces of Argentina, H. coronarium constitutes a serious environmental problem especially in the wetlands of...
Author(s)
Mc Kay, F.; Djeddour, D.; Sosa, A.; Walsh, G. C.; Anderson, F. E.; Sánchez-Restrepo, A.
Publisher
Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
BioControl, 2021, 66, 5, pp 585-599
Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening disease, is one of the most devastating pathogens of citrus worldwide and is caused by closely-related species of systemic Candidatus bacteria. Vectored by the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri, the heat-tolerant, Asian form of the...
Author(s)
Djeddour, D.; Pratt, C.; Constantine, K.; Rwomushana, I.; Day, R.
Publisher
CABI, Wallingford, UK
Citation
CABI Working Paper, 2021, 24, pp 94 pp.
The South American freshwater apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck) has been introduced and become invasive in many parts of the world, causing significant economic losses in wetland rice cultivation, threatening biodiversity and impacting on human health. The confirmed report in 2020 of this ...
Author(s)
Djeddour, D.; Pratt, C.; Makale, F.; Rwomushana, I.; Day, R.
Publisher
CABI, Wallingford, UK
Citation
CABI Working Paper, 2021, 21, pp 77 pp.
Following reports of an invasive snail causing crop damage in the expansive Mwea irrigation scheme in Kenya, samples of snails and associated egg masses were collected and sent to CABI laboratories in the UK for molecular identification. DNA barcoding analyses using the cytochrome oxidase subunit I ...
Author(s)
Buddie, A. G.; Rwomushana, I.; Offord, L. C.; Kibet, S.; Makale, F.; Djeddour, D.; Cafa, G.; Vincent, K. K.; Muvea, A. M.; Chacha, D.; Day, R. K.
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2021, 2, 11,
As the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) was reached, CABI reviewed its benefit sharing activities. CABI published its Nagoya Protocol Access and Benefit Sharing Policy online (CABI 2018a) and took a position to share benefits whether the...
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Smith, D.; Ryan, M. J.; Luke, B.; Djeddour, D.; Seier, M. K.; Varia, S.; Pollard, K. M.; Pratt, C. F.; Kurose, D.; Shaw, R. H.
Publisher
CABI, Wallingford, UK
Citation
CABI Working Paper, 2021, 25, pp 33 pp.
The Convention on Biological Diversity and the Nagoya Protocol establish that genetic resources shall be accessed only upon the existence of prior informed consent of the country that provides those resources and that benefits arising from their utilization shall be shared. Pursuant to both...
Author(s)
Silvestri, L.; Sosa, A.; Mc Kay, F.; Vitorino, M. D.; Hill, M.; Zachariades, C.; Hight, S.; Weyl, P.; Smith, D.; Djeddour, D.; Mason, P. G.
Publisher
Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
BioControl, 2020, 65, 2, pp 125-141
During surveys for the potential biocontrol agents Merochlorops species complex (Diptera: Chloropidae), to control the invasive weed Hedychium gardnerianum Sheppard ex Ker Gawl. (Zingiberaceae), two new species of Rhogadopsis Brèthes (Braconidae: Opiinae) viz., R. gratia Gupta & van Achterberg, ...
Author(s)
Ankita Gupta; Achterberg, C. van; Ballal, C. R.; MacZey, N.; Djeddour, D.; Sangay Gyampo Bhutia; Rajeshwari, S. K.
Publisher
Magnolia Press, Auckland, New Zealand
Citation
Zootaxa, 2019, 4550, 2, pp 268-276
The Nagoya Protocol is a supplementary agreement to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) with the aim to provide a legal framework for the Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS). The Protocol is impacting our work when ...
Author(s)
Hinz, H. L.; Weyl, P.; Djeddour, D.; Smith, D.
Publisher
Organising Committee, XV International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds 2018, Engelberg, Switzerland
Citation
Proceedings of the XV International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, Engelberg, Switzerland, 26-31 August 2018., 2018, pp 206-211