2025 staff publications
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A year of scientific discovery
As a science-driven organization, CABI brings together research, publishing, and innovation.
In 2025, highlights included research on surveillance, agricultural extension effectiveness, youth employment pathways, emerging pest threats in Uganda, and global inequities in the study of One Health.
Our scientific outputs included:
172
Research publications
87
published in journals
with an impact factor of >2
49
publications in peer-reviewed journals
with CABI as the lead author
47
peer-reviewed journals published open access
Full list of publications
Below you can find a full list of our publications from 2025. To help readers identify CABI authors, open access publications and corresponding authors, the following coding is used:
- CABI authors in bold (based on CABI address used)
- Open access ☼
- Corresponding author where named
Hemming, D. (ed.) (2025) Invasive Species Reviews 2018–2024. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, xii + 404 pp. DOI: 10.1079/9781800628922.0000
Schaffner, U., van Wilgen, B., Ehrensperger, A. and Bekele, K. (eds) (2025) The Ecology and Management of Invasive Prosopis Trees in Eastern Africa. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, xxviii + 267 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781800623644.0000 ☼
Abbas, M., Jafir, M., Nazir, T., Hussain, S., Sarwar, N., Song, L. and Wan, X. (2025) A global meta-analysis reveals the toxicity of plastics on insect health. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 302, 118611, 11 pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.118611 ☼
Abbas, S., Fazlullah, Zada, N., Farooq, M. and Ishaq, M.W. (2025) The comparative efficacy of different pesticides against aphid (Brevicoyne brassica + Lipaphis erysimi) on canola crop under arid condition. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 13(1), 36–38. https://doi.org/10.22271/j.ento.2025.v13.i1a.9443 ☼
Abdullah, M., Sheraz, U., Ain, A.T., Nasir, B., Hammad, S. and Shokat, S. (2025) Exploring the strategies of male sterility for hybrid development in hexaploid wheat: prevailing methods and potential approaches. Rice 18, 53, 20 pp. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12284-025-00807-2 ☼
Adhikari, D., Munireddappa, M.H., Pandit, V. and Dhoj, G.C.Y. (2025) Prospects and challenges of biopesticide use in Nepal. Journal of Biological Control 39(3), 310–315. https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2025/50339 ☼
Adusei-Fosu, K., Flood, J., Rusli, M.H., Agyepong, V., Osei-Wusu, M., Corbett, D. and Bhatia, N. (2025) Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. elaeidis and its biosecurity threat to oil palm-producing countries. Plant Pathology 74(4), 890–907. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.14067 ☼
Ahmad, J.N., Ahmed, R., Awais, M., Freed, S. and Farooq, M. (2025) Lethal and transgenerational effect of chlorpyrifos, Imunit and Metarhizium anisopliae on the survival, immunity and demographic parameters of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience 6(1), 34, 14 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/ab.2025.0034 ☼
Akbar, B.A., Arshad, M.A., Mahmood, M.H., Iqbal, N., Faisal, M., Umar, M., Khan, S., Murtaza, F., Rukh, S., Hayat, M.U. and Ayub, H.M.A. (2025) The expression of Cry1ac in Gossypium hirsutum against chewing insects via Agrobacterium mediated genetic transformation. Journal of Agriculture and Horticulture Research 8(1), 1–10. Available at: https://www.opastpublishers.com/open-access-articles/the-expression-of-cry1ac-in-gossypium-hirsutum-against-chewing-insects-via-agrobacterium-mediated-genetic-transformation.pdf ☼
Ali, M.Y., Avila, G.A., Luo, Z.-Y., Hassan, M.A., Khan, K.A., Zhang, J.-P. and Zhang, F. (2025) Lethal male combat of Anastatus japonicus (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae), an egg parasitoid of lepidopterous and hemipterous pests. Insects 16(1), 45, 14 pp. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16010045 ☼
Ali, M.Y., Romano, D., Song, Z., Favoreto, A.L., Khan, K.A., Zhang, J.-P. and Zhang, F. (2025) Novel insights into courtship and mating behavior of Anastatus japonicus enhance pest control and mass-rearing efficiency. Scientific Reports 15, 35260, 13 pp. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-13574-3 ☼
Ali, M.Y., Song, Z.-J., Bukero, A.A., Abbas, D., Khan, K.A., Zhang, J.-P. and Zhang, F. (2025) Life history attributes of Anastatus japonicus (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) are regulated by nutrition and temperature. Biological Control 208, 105848, 12 pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2025.105848 ☼
Alkemade, J.A., Hawkins, N.J., Baraldi, E., Buddie, A.G., Cockerton, H.M., Corkley, I., Fraaije, B.A., Gaya, E., Gifford, D.R., Hartig, F., Kanyuka, K., Koch, A., Niño Sánchez, J., Preston, G.M., Seidl, M.F., Spanu, P.D., Werner, B.T., Lyu, J. and Barraclough, T.G. (2025) Learning from fungicide resistance: evolutionary insights to guide RNAi-based control of fungal crop pathogens. Fungal Biology Reviews 53, 100443, 10 pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbr.2025.100443 ☼
Alkemade, J.A., Wong, E.L.Y., Buddie, A.G., Ryan, M.J. and Barraclough, T.G. (2025) Genomic insights into historical adaptation of three key fungal plant pathogens. Genome Biology and Evolution 17(12), evaf241, 14 pp. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf241 ☼
Altevogt, B.M., Taylor, P., Akwar, H.T., Graham, D.W., Ogilvie, L.A., Duffy, E. and Essack, S.Y. (2025) A One Health framework for global and local stewardship across the antimicrobial lifecycle. Communications Medicine 5, 414, 7 pp. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-01090-4 ☼
Amaro, G.C., Aidoo, O.F., Corcino Souza, P.G., Nyarko, E.S., Adjei-Mantey, K., Agboyi, L.K., Anderson, R.S., Sossah, F.L., Coutinho Picanço, M. and Siqueira da Silva, R. (2025) Global climate suitability and economic risks of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda to key crops in Brazil. Food and Energy Security 14(5), e70120, 18 pp. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.70120 ☼
Ariza-Salamanca, A.J., González-Moreno, P., Vezy, R., Peynaud, E., Palacios-Rodríguez, G., Lara-Gómez, M.Á., Crozier, J., Stirling, C. and Navarro-Cerrillo, R.Mª (2025) Quantifying canopy structural traits in agroforestry systems through Terrestrial Laser Scanning: a case study in cocoa-based agroforestry systems. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 238, 110795, 13 pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2025.110795
Ayuya, O.I., Ochilo, W.N., Mutuku, B., Mugambi, I., Ntirampeba, L., Niyongere, C., Habindavyi, E., Hakizimana, M.B., Otieno, A., Lutomia, C., Ndishimiyimana, E., Ndayihanzamaso, P., Mbugua, F., Bundi, M., Phelps, S., Vos, J. and Terefe, B. (2025) Bridging the gap in plant health systems: the role of gender-transformational advisory models in enhancing women’s empowerment in agriculture. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience 6(1), 0071, 9 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/ab.2025.0071 ☼
Bahadori, F., Bijanzadeh, E., Naderi, R., Seehausen, M.L. and Weyl, P. (2025) Planting date affects biochemical characteristics, assimilate remobilization, and yield of safflower under water stress. Scientific Reports 15, 15318, 17 pp. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-98827-x ☼
Banda, M.M., Kadzamira, M.A.T.J. and Phiri, N. (2025) Plant clinics for improved plant health systems – Malawian plant doctor insights. Plant-Environment Interactions 6(3), e70056, 5 pp. https://doi.org/10.1002/pei3.70056 ☼
Beseh, P., Abraham, J., Agboyi, L.K. and Mensah, B. (2025) Host age preference and biology of Coccygidium luteum (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a larval parasitoid of the fall armyworm. Bulletin of Entomological Research 115(2), 207–214. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485325000070 ☼
Beseh, P., Agboyi, L.K., Mensah, B. and Abraham, J. (2025) Superparasitism and its effects on the fitness of the larval parasitoid, Coccygidium luteum (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). European Journal of Entomology 122, 80–87. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2025.010 ☼
Birkmire, S., Leppla, N.C., McKenzie, C.L., Moore, M.R., Osborne, L.S., Seehausen, M.L., Talamas, E.J., Tillman, P.G. and Hodges, A.C. (2025) Parasitism of Halyomorpha halys and Nezara viridula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) sentinel eggs in Central Florida. Florida Entomologist 108(1), 20250015, 9 pp. https://doi.org/10.1515/flaent-2025-0015 ☼
Boss, A., Toepfer, S., Erb, M. and Machado, R.A.R. (2025) Genetic architecture of resistance to plant secondary metabolites in Photorhabdus entomopathogenic bacteria. BMC Genomics 26, 975, 12 pp. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-12067-x ☼
Camus, L., Rode, N.O., Serga, S., Loiseau, A., Chen, X., Iampietro, C., Kenis, M., Marande, W., Mensch, J., Parinello, H., Savić Veselinović, M., Valière, S., Zhang, J., Estoup, A., Boitard, S. and Gautier, M. (2025) Adaptive challenges of past and future invasion of Drosophila suzukii: insights from novel genomic resources and statistical methods combining individual and pool sequencing data. Molecular Ecology 34(24), e70192, 20 pp. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.70192
Chen, D., Zhang, Y., Yang, M., Lin, R., Liu, W., Weyl, P. and Xian, X. (2025) 基于MaxEnt模型的银胶菊及其天敌银胶菊叶甲 的适生区预测 [Suitable habitat prediction of Parthenium hysterophorus and its natural enemy Zygogramma bicolorata based on MaxEnt model]. 中国生物防治学报 [Chinese Journal of Biological Control] 41(1), 423–435. https://doi.org/10.16409/j.cnki.2095-039x.2025.02.006 [in Chinese with English abstract, free access to students and scientists in China].
Chepkemoi, J., Onwonga, R.N., Gitau, A. and Bitange, N. (2025) Potential of perennial forages on soil carbon sequestration across agroecological zones with varying management practices in Meru County, Kenya. Discover Soil 2, 3, 13 pp. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44378-025-00033-8 ☼
Chilora, L.K., Munthali, M., Wineman, A. and Khonje, M.G. (2025) Does the choice of tilapia species in smallholder farms impact household income and dietary diversity in Malawi? Aquaculture Economics and Management 29(4), 555–577. https://doi.org/10.1080/13657305.2025.2471282
Cock, M.J.W., Buddie, A.G., Cafa, G., Chiba, H., Kizhakke, A.G., Hsu, Y.-F. and Kunte, K. (2025) DNA barcodes narrow down the possible sources of introductions of an invasive banana skipper, Erionota torus Evans (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae). CABI Agriculture and Bioscience 6(1), 0016, 11 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/ab.2025.0016 ☼
Cock, M.J.W., Day, M.D., Solis, M.A. and Winston, R.L. (2025) Publicly-shared DNA barcodes and citizen science images provide new evidence on the establishment and spread of a lantana weed biological control agent, Orphanostigma haemorrhoidalis (Lepidoptera, Crambidae). CABI Agriculture and Bioscience 6(1), 0010, 11 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/ab.2025.0010 ☼
Cock, M.J.W., Mejias, C., Dwyer, E.F., Erenler, H.E., Kelly, M., Maharaj, T.P. and Deacon, A.E. (2025) One hundred new records of moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) from Tobago, W.I. Living World, Journal of the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists’ Club 2025, 1–37. Available at: https://ttfnc.org/livingworld/index.php/lwj/article/view/cock_et_al_2025a/article ☼
Colmán, A.A., Araújo, J.P.M., Evans, H.C., Correa Mansur, P.S., Salcedo-Sarmiento, S., Silva, A.L., Kapeua-Ndacnou, M., Belachew-Bekele, B.K., Pereira, C.M., Crous, P.W. and Barreto, R.W. (2025) Hidden diversity behind the Lecanicillium-like white colony-forming mycoparasites on Hemileia vastatrix (coffee leaf rust). Persoonia 55(1), 239–275. https://doi.org/10.3114/persoonia.2025.55.07 ☼
Constantine, K., Makale, F., Mugambi, I., Chacha, D., Ogunmodede, A., Opisa, S., Luke, B., Rwomushana, I. and Williams, F. (2025) Understanding changes in farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices after releasing Acerophagus papayae (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a biocontrol agent for papaya mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Kenya. African Entomology 33(1), e20042, 12 pp. https://doi.org/10.17159/2254-8854/2025/a20042 ☼
Constantine, K., Rehman, A., Faisal, S., Shah, M.A.S., Danish, M., Weyl, P., Tambo, J., Ishii-Adajar, H. and Williams, F. (2025) Smallholder farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards parthenium and biological control in Pakistan: a gendered perspective. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience 6(1), 0046, 21 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/ab.2025.0046 ☼
Cortat, G., Hinz, H.L., Gerber, E., Katovich, E.J., Marek-Spartz, M.E., Becker, R.L., Bourchier, R.S. and Fife, D. (2025) Biology, phenology, and host range of a seed-feeding weevil, Ceutorhynchus constrictus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a biological control agent for garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata, in North America. The Great Lakes Entomologist 58 (2), 91–127. https://doi.org/10.22543/0090-0222.2603. Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol58/iss2/4 ☼
Danielsen, S., Schaffner, U. and Zinsstag, J. (2025) Worlds apart: plant health and One Health and a path to convergence. CABI One Health 4(1), 0013, 7 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/cabionehealth.2025.0013 ☼
Dao, A.N.C., Sankara, F., Ndiaye, M.M., Ndiaye, A.B., Pousga, S., Somda, I. and Kenis, M. (2025) Diversity of termites used in poultry feed in Burkina Faso. Insects 16(7), 687, 13 pp. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16070687 ☼
Dong, Y., Huang, W., Li, H. and Han, L. (2025) Editorial: Advancements in agricultural monitoring with AI enhanced remote sensing techniques. Frontiers in Remote Sensing 6, 3 pp. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2025.1664060 ☼
Edenakpo, A.K., Djimenou, D., Bonou, A.G., Accrombessi, F.D., Pomalegni, C.B.S., Adoligbe, C.M., Kenis, M. and Mensah, G.A. (2025) Use of non-conventional protein resources in the diet to improve zootechnical performances in poultry. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews 25(01), 589–601. https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2025.25.1.3065 ☼
Eschen, R., Eigenbrode, S., Hall, T., Rinkus, M., Schaffner, U. and O’Rourke, M. (2025) How to promote the integrative ability of transdisciplinary graduate students. Environmental Science and Policy 170, 104114, 14 pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104114 ☼
Evans, H.C. (2025) Fungal portrait: 103, Gibellula attenboroughii H.C. Evans & J.P.M. Araújo. Field Mycology 26(3), 75–77. https://doi.org/10.63482/95fewt09 ☼
Evans, H.C., Fogg, T., Buddie, A.G., Yeap, Y.T. and Araújo, J.P.M. (2025) A new species of Samsoniella (Cordycipitaceae: Hypocreales) on the herald moth, Scoliopteryx libatrix (Erebidae: Noctuoidea), from caves in the British Isles. Fungal Systematics and Evolution 15(1), 201–223. https://doi.org/10.3114/fuse.2025.15.09 ☼
Evans, H.C., Fogg, T., Buddie, A.G., Yeap, Y.T. and Araújo, J.P.M. (2025) The araneopathogenic genus Gibellula (Cordycipitaceae: Hypocreales) in the British Isles, including a new zombie species on orb-weaving cave spiders (Metainae: Tetragnathidae). Fungal Systematics and Evolution 15(1), 153–178. https://doi.org/10.3114/fuse.2025.15.07 ☼
Farid, A., Faraz, A., Fazlullah and Saeed, M. (2025) Synergism of selected plant essential oils with alpha cypermethrin against Bactrocera zonata (Tephritidae: Diptera). Jammu Kashmir Journal of Agriculture 5(2), 241–250. https://doi.org/10.56810/jkjagri.005.02.0281☼
Farooq, M. and Freed, S. (2025) Exploring interactions between fungal pathogens and Musca domestica in relation to altered life history traits and enzymatic response. BioControl 70(5), 683–695. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-025-10332-2
Fellin, L., Stacconi, M.V.R., Anfora, G., Seehausen, M.L., Bellotti, G., Angeli, S. and Schmidt, S. (2025) Investigating the overwintering strategy of Ganaspis kimorum, a biological control agent of Drosophila suzukii. Biological Control 206, 105801, 10 pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2025.105801 ☼
Fielder, H., Cunniffe, N.J., Beale, T., Oliver, G., Szyniszewska, A.M., Taylor, P. and Jeger, M.J. (2025) A synoptic review of plant disease epidemics and outbreaks published in 2023 with synthesis of trends between 2021 and 2024. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience 6(1), 0072, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/ab.2025.0072 ☼
Gould, E., Fraser, H.S., Parker, T.H. and 243 co-authors including Finch, E. (2025) Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology. BMC Biology 23, 35, 36 pp. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-024-02101-x ☼
Gupta, V., Gupta, M., Gupta, S.K., Javeria, S., Sharma, A., Amin, Z., Pandit, V. and Sharma, M. (2025) Biotechnological advances in saffron: tissue culture challenges and future scope. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC) 162, 75, 14 pp. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-025-03192-2
Gupta, V., Gupta, S.K., Sharma, A., Javeria, S., Amin, Z., Pandit, V. and Sharma, M. (2025) Decoding the health benefits of little millet using targeted and untargeted metabolomics approaches. Applied Food Research 5(2), 101525, 10 pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afres.2025.101525 ☼
Häner, N., Abram, P.K. and Haye, T. (2025) The life history consequences of admixture between intentionally and unintentionally introduced populations of Trissolcus japonicus in Europe. Biological Control 211, 105913, 12 pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2025.105913 ☼
Hu, W., Yang, Y., Ali, S., Zhao, W., Wang, S. and Zhou, Z. (2025) Optimizing cotton growth and phytoremediation under cadmium stress through the integration of nanomaterials and plant growth-promoting bacteria. Journal of Hazardous Materials 495, 139090, 15 pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.139090
Huang, M.-J., Kong, X.-X., Guo, H., Wu, H., Shu, B.-S., Toepfer, S., Cao, L. and Tang, R. (2025) Cross-family chemoreceptors drive repellency of Spodoptera frugiperda larvae to microbial-emitted 2-hexynoic acid. Entomologia Generalis 45(6), 1629–1639. https://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/3215 ☼
Huang, L., Wang, Z., Davaasambuu, U., Li, H., McNeill, M.R., Cao, G., Tu, X., Liu, C., Zhang, Z., Wang, G. and Chang, J. (2025) Effect of Metarhizium anisopliae IPPM202 extracellular proteinases on midgut of Locusta migratoria manilensis. Insects 16(11), 1111, 11 pp. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16111111 ☼
Humair, L.F.I., Pessina, A., Rasmann, S., Diaz, R., Ngxande-Koza, S., Hill, M. and Weyl, P.S.R. (2025) Host selection of Lysathia cilliersae across increasing experimental complexity and ecological realism. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience 6(1), 0063, 13 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/ab.2025.0063 ☼
Ishii-Adajar, H., Cameron, K., Palmer, C., Li, A.O.K., Kadzamira, M.A.T.J., Fleming, S., Thakur, M. and Ogunmodede, A. (2025) A review of CABI digital tools for plant health and pest risk management. Journal of Agricultural & Food Information 25(1–4), 3–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/10496505.2025.2467731 ☼
Kajuga, J.N., Waweru, B.W., Bazagwira, D., Ishimwe, P.M., Ndacyayisaba, S., Mukundiyabo, G.C., Mutumwinka, M., Uwimana, J.D. and Toepfer, S. (2025) Efficacy of foliar applications of entomopathogenic nematodes in the management of the invasive tomato leaf miner Phthorimaea absoluta compared to local practices under open-field conditions. Agronomy 15(6), 1417, 15 pp. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15061417 ☼
Kansiime, M.K., Aliamo, C., Alokit, C., Rware, H., Murungi, D., Kamulegeya, P., Ssenyonga, A., Sseryazi, A., Mayambala, G., Kiarie, L.W., Kadzamira, M.A.T.J., Akiri, M. and Mulema, J.M.K. (2025) Pathways and business models for sustainable youth employment in agriculture: a review of research and practice in Africa. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience 6(1), 0045, 12 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/ab.2025.0045 ☼
Kazeem, S.A., Zwolińska, A., Mulema, J., Ogunfunmilayo, A.O., Salihu, S., Nwogwugwu, J.O., Ajene, I.J., Ogunsola, J.F., Adediji, A.O., Oduwaye, O.F., Kra, K.D., Jibrin, M.O. and Wei, W. (2025) Status and distribution of diseases caused by phytoplasmas in Africa. Microorganisms 13(6), 1229, 26 pp. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13061229 ☼
Kenis, M., Klopfstein, S., Lee, M., Lee, S. and Seehausen, M.L. (2025) Will an accidentally introduced parasitoid save European box trees? CABI Agriculture and Bioscience 6(1), 0081, 7 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/ab.2025.0081 ☼
Khabi, S., Mutui, T.M., Macharia, I., Oronje, M., Otipa, M., Riungu, G., Wasilwa, L. and Odhiambo, H. (2025) First report of the invasive Oligonychus perseae (Acari: Tetranychidae) on avocados in Kenya. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology 41(1), 28–33. https://doi.org/10.3954/JAUE24-11
Khan, M.S., Saeed, M., Khan, Z., Ahmad, S., Haroon and Fazlullah (2025) Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences of the lockdown on the education system. Journal of Pharma and Biomedics 3(2), 253–272. https://doi.org/10.56810/jpbm.003.02.0085 ☼
Khan, M.S., Saeed, M., Khan, Z., Ahmad, S., Sayyed, G., Haroon and Fazlullah (2025) Major insect pests of rice: prevalence, impact, and management strategies in Hazara Division. Planta Animalia 4(3), 259–266. https://doi.org/10.71454/PA.004.03.0220 ☼
Li, H., Cheng, Y., Kadzamira, M.A.T.J., Zhang, F., Wan, M., Zhang, T., Davaasambuu, U. and Wang, G. (2025) Agriculture applications contribution to improve precise pest management in China. Scientific Reports 15(1), 41660, 10 pp. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-25619-8 ☼
Li, X., Feng, S., Risu, N., Gao, L., Amanjol, O., Chuluunbaatar, U., Muriga, N., Li, H., Niyazbekov, Z., Rysbekova, A., Tu, X., Wang, G. and Davaasambuu, U. (2025) Mitochondrial genomes reveal population structure of the locust Oedaleus decorus (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Oedipodinae) in China. Agronomy 15(12), 2830, 13 pp. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15122830 ☼
Li, X., Png, G.K., Zhang, Z., Guo, F., Li, Y., Li, F., Luo, S., Ostle, N.J., Quinton, J.N., Schaffner, U.A., Hou, X., Wardle, D.A. and Bardgett, R.D. (2025) Higher plant diversity does not moderate the influence of changing rainfall regimes on plant–soil feedback of a semi-arid grassland. Global Change Biology 31(3), e70084, 13 pp. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70084 ☼
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Liu, T., Cui, Y., Xing, Y., Gao, Y., Chen, Y., Shi, S. and Zhang, J. (2025) Controlling Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) using Ooencyrtus utetheisae (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Biological Control 207, 105829, 8 pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2025.105829 ☼
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Zhong, Y., Zhao, W., Lin, L., Chai, Y., Xie, M., Li, X., Zhang, F., Li, F., Tang, R. and Chen, H. (2025) Coriander derived E-2-decenal repels fall armyworm through dedicated olfactory coding involving SfruOBP13. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 73(33), 20770–20778. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.5c06783
Zilio, M.I., Sánchez Restrepo, A.F., Gervazoni, P., Minuti, G., Muzón, J., Djeddour, D., McKay, F. and Sosa, A. (2025) Economic loss of ecosystem services caused by yellow flag iris and white ginger lily, two invasive alien plants in natural ecosystems of Argentina. Journal for Nature Conservation 84, 126789, 9 pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2024.126789
Afonso, C., Seehausen, M.L. and Branco, M. (2025) A global perspective on biological control policies, including access and benefit sharing. In: Hurley, B.P., Lawson, S.A. and Slippers, B. (eds) Biological Control of Insect Pests in Plantation Forests. Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 19–52. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-76495-0_2
Bekele, K., Adoyo, B., Kilawe, C.J. and Schaffner, U. (2025) Chapter 8 – Impacts of invasions by Prosopis species on rural livelihoods: the human dimension. In: Schaffner, U., van Wilgen, B., Ehrensperger, A. and Bekele, K. (eds) The Ecology and Management of Invasive Prosopis Trees in Eastern Africa. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 121–138. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781800623644.0008 ☼
Bras, A., Auger-Rozenberg, M.A., Kenis, M. and Tabone, E. (2025) Chapitre 6 – La pyrale du buis: un ravageur envahissant passant du jardin à la forêt (2025). In: Robinet, C., Saintonge, F.-X., Tassus, X. and Brault, S. (eds) Invasion et expansion d’insectes bioagresseurs forestiers. Quels risques pour la forêt française dans le contexte des changements globaux? Editions Quae, Versailles, France, pp. 96–107. https://doi.org/10.35690/978-2-7592-4048-7 [in French]. ☼
Colmenarez, Y.C., Vásquez, C., Edgington, S. and Taylor, B. (2025) How could digital tools help IPM and biocontrol methods to mitigate the impacts of climate change? In: van Baaren, J., Le Lann, C., Ma, C.-S. and Ma, G. (eds) Biological Control Systems and Climate Change. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 339–351. DOI: 10.1079/9781800625099.0022
Ehrensperger, A., Adoyo, B., Eckert, S., Eschen, R., Schaffner, U. and Shackleton, R. (2025) Chapter 11 – Spatially explicit management of Prosopis tree invasions in Eastern Africa. In: Schaffner, U., van Wilgen, B., Ehrensperger, A. and Bekele, K. (eds) The Ecology and Management of Invasive Prosopis Trees in Eastern Africa. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 178–194. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781800623644.0011 ☼
Eigenbrode, S.D., Eckert, S., Eschen, R., Mbaabu, P.R., Schaffner, U. and O’Rourke, M. (2025) Chapter 14 – Lessons for the management of cross-disciplinary research teams. In: Schaffner, U., van Wilgen, B., Ehrensperger, A. and Bekele, K. (eds) The Ecology and Management of Invasive Prosopis Trees in Eastern Africa. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 233–254. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781800623644.0014 ☼
Eschen, R., Adoyo, B., Mwihomeke, M., Kilawe, C.J. and van Wilgen, B.W. (2025) Chapter 10 – A review of best management practices for the control of invasive Prosopis trees. In: Schaffner, U., van Wilgen, B., Ehrensperger, A. and Bekele, K. (eds) The Ecology and Management of Invasive Prosopis Trees in Eastern Africa. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 157–177. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781800623644.0010 ☼
Kajuga, N.J., Waweru, B.W., Ishimwe, P.M., Bazagwira, D., Mutumwinka, M., Nyombayire, A., Hategekimana, A., Bigirimana, V.P., Cadeau, G., Fallet, P., Turlings, T.C.J., Ndereyimana, A., Xun, Y., Umulisa, C., Tang, R. and Toepfer, S. (2025) Dose-dependent prevention of maize damage through the application of entomopathogenic nematodes against the fall armyworm. In: Tarasco, E., Simoes, N., Quesada Moraga, E., Toubarro, D., Garrido Jurado, I., Lopez-Ferber, M., Murillo, R., Nermut, J., Puza, V., Ruiu, L. and Stephan, D. (eds) Proceedings of the 19th Meeting ‘Advanced Microbial Control Tools for Agroforest Challenges’ at Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal, 8–11 September 2024. IOBC-WPRS Bulletin 176, 64–68. Available at: https://iobc-wprs.org/product/dose-dependent-prevention-of-maize-damage-through-the-application-of-entomopathogenic-nematodes-against-the-fall-armyworm/
Kenis, M. and Seehausen, M.L. (2025) Considerations for selecting natural enemies in classical biological control. In: Hurley, B.P., Lawson, S.A. and Slippers, B. (eds) Biological Control of Insect Pests in Plantation Forests. Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 53–69. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-76495-0_3
Kiteme, B., Adoyo, B., Ehrensperger, A. and Schaffner, U. (2025) Chapter 12 – Institutional settings, stakeholder engagement and decision-making processes in invasive species management. In: Schaffner, U., van Wilgen, B., Ehrensperger, A. and Bekele, K. (eds) The Ecology and Management of Invasive Prosopis Trees in Eastern Africa. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 195–211. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781800623644.0012 ☼
Sallé, A., Brinquin, A.-S., Grégoire J.-C., Jactel, H. and Kenis, M. (2025) Chapitre 17 – Méthodes génériques de lutte. In: Robinet, C., Saintonge, F.-X., Tassus, X. and Brault, S. (eds) Invasion et expansion d’insectes bioagresseurs forestiers. Quels risques pour la forêt française dans le contexte des changements globaux? Editions Quae, Versailles, France, pp. 245–260. Available at: https://doi.org/10.35690/978-2-7592-4048-7 [in French]. ☼
Schaffner, U., Richardson, D.M. and van Wilgen, B.W. (2025) Chapter 9 – Using the One Health concept to assess the multidimensional impact of invasion by Prosopis trees. In: Schaffner, U., van Wilgen, B., Ehrensperger, A. and Bekele, K. (eds) The Ecology and Management of Invasive Prosopis Trees in Eastern Africa. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 139–153. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781800623644.0009 ☼
Shiferaw, H., Dzikiti, S., Schaffner, U. and van Wilgen, B.W. (2025) Chapter 6 – The impacts of invading Prosopis trees on water resources. In: Schaffner, U., van Wilgen, B., Ehrensperger, A. and Bekele, K. (eds) The Ecology and Management of Invasive Prosopis Trees in Eastern Africa. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 94–107. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781800623644.0006 ☼
Tambo, J.A. (2025) Recognizing farmers' indigenous innovations in Africa. In: von Braun, J. and Alford, H. (eds) Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge and the Sciences: Combining Knowledge and Science on Vulnerabilities and Solutions for Resilience. Proceedings of a Joint Workshop, Casina Pio IV, Vatican City, 14–15 March. PAS Scripta Varia 157 & Pass Studia Selecta 13, Vatican City, pp. 295–303. Available at: https://www.pas.va/content/dam/casinapioiv/pas/pdf-volumi/scripta-varia/sv157pas.pdf ☼
Thirunavukkarasu, D., Rana, S., Sangameswaran, R., Chaudhary, M., Akila, N., Chongwe, A. and Karthikeyan, S. (2025) Chapter 21 – Extension strategies in adaptation to climate change with a special reference to goat farming. In: Veerasamy Sejian, Silpa, M.V. and Thirunavukkarasu, D. (eds) Sustainable Goat Production in the Changing Climate. Academic Press, London, pp. 305–312. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-13525-5.00021-8
Toepfer, S. and Sabotič, J. (2025) Do entomotoxic protease inhibitors and lectins from higher fungi affect entomopathogenic nematodes? In: Tarasco, E., Simoes, N., Quesada Moraga, E., Toubarro, D., Garrido Jurado, I., Lopez-Ferber, M., Murillo, R., Nermut, J., Puza, V., Ruiu, L. and Stephan, D. (eds) Proceedings of the 19th Meeting ‘Advanced Microbial Control Tools for Agroforest Challenges’ at Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal, 8–11 September 2024. IOBC-WPRS Bulletin 176, 82–85. Available at: https://iobc-wprs.org/product/do-entomotoxic-protease-inhibitors-and-lectins-from-higher-fungi-affect-entomopathogenic-nematodes/
Van Driesche, R.G., Cock, M.J.W. and Winston, R.L. (2025) Chapter 63 – The role of Chalcidoidea in biocontrol. In: Heraty, J. and Woolley, J. (eds) Chalcidoidea of the World. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 691–713. DOI: 10.1079/9781800623545.0063
van Wilgen, B.W., Ehrensperger, A., Bekele, K. and Schaffner, U. (2025) Chapter 15 – Implications of recent research findings for the management of Prosopis species in Eastern Africa. In: Schaffner, U., van Wilgen, B., Ehrensperger, A. and Bekele, K. (eds) The Ecology and Management of Invasive Prosopis Trees in Eastern Africa. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 255–267. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781800623644.0015 ☼
van Wilgen, B.W., Schaffner, U., Ehrensperger, A. and Bekele, K. (2025) Chapter 1 - Addressing the ecology and management of Prosopis species in Eastern Africa. In: Schaffner, U., van Wilgen, B., Ehrensperger, A. and Bekele, K. (eds) The Ecology and Management of Invasive Prosopis Trees in Eastern Africa. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781800623644.0001 ☼
Case studies, study briefs, working papers and other publications that were not peer-reviewed.
Begum, K., Abdalla, M., Sixt, G., Eales, J., Errington, L., Sanders, S.K.D., Dennett, E.J., Shah, A., Porciello, P., Smith, P. and Savilaakso, S. (2025) Mapping evidence on agroforestry’s role in biodiversity and climate change mitigation and adaptation in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic map. Juno Reports 2025, 2(1), 0004, 32 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/junoreports.2025.0004 ☼
Buddie, A., Douglas, B., Gaya, E. Druzhinina, I.S. et al. (2025) The genome sequence of Trichoderma cf. citrinoviride Bissett [version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations] Wellcome Open Research 2025, 10, 33. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.23607.1 ☼
Buddie, A., Kermode, A., Gaya, E. et al. (2025) The genome sequence of the plant pathogen, Mucor piriformis A. Fisch. [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]. Wellcome Open Research 2025, 10, 32. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.23606.1 ☼
Cooley, H., McIntyre, K.M., Haddaway, N.R., Watson, M.P., Errington, L., Shah, A., Porciello, J. and Savilaakso, S. (2025) What are the factors behind emerging zoonotic diseases associated with agrifood systems? A systematic map. Juno Reports 2025, 2(1), 0002, 29 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/junoreports.2025.0002 ☼
Dasgupta, S. (2025) Climate Responsive Extension and Advisory Services (EAS): Strengthening extension and smallholder farmer capacities in support of the Paris Agreement. CABI Study Brief 54: Policy, 15 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/CABICOMM-62-8194 ☼
Dasgupta, S. (2025) Leveraging PlantwisePlus to support Bangladesh’s climate and development goals: a scoping study. CABI Study Brief 52: Policy, 9 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/CABICOMM-62-8192 ☼
Dasgupta, S. (2025) Leveraging PlantwisePlus to support Sri Lanka’s climate and agriculture development goals: a scoping study. CABI Study Brief 51: Policy, 10 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/CABICOMM-62-8191 ☼
Dasgupta, S. (2025) Supporting plant health communities in Pakistan to respond to climate risks in agriculture: a scoping study. CABI Study Brief 53: Policy, 10 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/CABICOMM-62-8193 ☼
Dasgupta, S., Phelps, S., Williams, F., Shah, R., Gatere, L. and Magero, D. (2025) Empowering change: gender and youth in climate action for low emission and resilient agriculture. CABI Study Brief 49: Research, 7 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/CABICOMM-62-8181 ☼
Evans, H.C. and Barreto, R.W. (2025) How an observation of a snail eating spores of the coffee leaf rust generated misinformation and could pose a threat to the integrity of biological control [Letter to the Editor]. Plant Pathology 74(4), 887–888. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.14087
Fleming, S., Thakur, M. and Ishii-Adajar, H. (2025) CABI Academy Evaluation 2022. CABI Working Paper 37, iii + 57 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/CABICOMM-62-8195 ☼
Kabiswa, C., Zake, J., Nakuya, N.K. and Kansiime, M.K. (2025) Health commitments in climate action: policy proposals for Uganda’s NDC 3.0. Policy Brief, September 2025, Regenerate Africa, 8 pp. Available at: https://regenerateafrica.org/health-commitments-in-climate-action-policy-proposals-for-ugandas-ndc-3-0/ ☼
Kansiime, M.K., Owembabazi, L., Mulema, A.A. and Musunga, D. (2025) Gender and food safety: addressing hidden challenges in Uganda’s urban fresh fruit and vegetable markets. Policy Brief 02, January 2025, African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), 4 pp. Available at: https://awardfellowships.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Policy-brief-Gender-and-food-safety-addressing-hidden-challenges-in-Ugandas-urban-fresh-fruit-and-vegetable-markets.pdf ☼
Kansiime, M.K., Owembabazi, L., Mulema, A.A. and Mwambu, P. (2025) Gender responsiveness of Uganda’s agrifood systems policies: gaps and call to action for improved food safety. Policy Brief 01, January 2025, African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), 4 pp. Available at: https://awardfellowships.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Policy-brief-Gender-responsiveness-of-Ugandas-agrifood-systems-policies-gaps-and-call-to-action-for-improved-food-safety.pdf ☼
Khonje, M.G., Wamala, W.W., Kimunye, J., Wasukira, A.Z., Williams, F. and Rwomushana, I. (2025) Wheat stem rust, Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici: an evidence note on impacts and management strategies for East Africa. CABI Working Paper 36, vi + 29 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/CABICOMM-62-8187 ☼
Minter, D.W., Hoepfner, C., Foronda, V. and Guzmán, D. (2025) Extremophile Archaea [Caldisphaera lagunensis, Halodesulfurarchaeum formicicum, Halopiger xanaduensis, Haloplanus rubicundus, Halorhabdus tiamatea, Methanofollis liminatans, Candidatus Nanohalobium constans, Candidatus Nitrosocosmicus hydrocola, Candidatus Nitrosomarinus catalina, Candidatus Promethearchaeum syntrophicum]. Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria 243(Nos 2401–2410), 63 pp. Available at: https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/journal/dfb
Nakuya, N.K., Kabiswa, C., Zake, J. and Kansiime, M.K. (2025) Advancing gender-responsive climate action: strengthening gender integration in Uganda’s NDC 3.0. Policy Brief, September 2025, Regenerate Africa, 5 pp. Available at: https://regenerateafrica.org/advancing-gender-responsive-climate-action-strengthening-gender-integration-in-ugandas-ndc-3-0/
Petrokofsky, G., Harvey, W.J., Petrokofsky, L. and Savilaakso, S. (2025) One Health Horizon Scanning: contribution to road map. Juno Reports 2025, 2(1), 0003, 58 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/junoreports.2025.0003 ☼
Posthumus, H., Romney, D., Dhamankar, M., Flink, I., Kansiime, M.K., Njunge, R., Silvestri, S. and Kadzamira, M.A.T.J. (2025) A review on effective and efficient communication in agricultural extension to enhance adoption of agricultural best practices at scale. CABI Working Paper 35, 28 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/CABICOMM-62-8186 ☼
Rware, H. (2025) Empowering youth for agricultural service provision and entrepreneurship. Rural 21, published 4 August 2025. Available at: https://www.rural21.com/english/a-closer-look-at/detail/article/empowering-youth-for-agricultural-service-provision-and-entrepreneurship.html ☼
Serfilippi, E., Savilaakso, S., Rincón, J., Porciello, J., Koloffon, R., Akkermans, E., Chimwaza, G., Shah, A. and Schuster, M. (2025) Assessing the impact of agrifood system interventions on resilience: a rapid evidence assessment. Juno Reports 2025, 2(1), 0001, 33 pp. https://doi.org/10.1079/junoreports.2025.0001 ☼
Sivapragasam, A. and Fong, M.G.C. (2025) Mainstreaming biopesticide use in Malaysia: farmer and industry perspectives. Asia-Pacific Biofertilizers and Biopesticides Information Platform (APBB), Food and Fertilizer Technology Center (FFTC), Taipei, Taiwan, 8 pp. https://doi.org/10.56669/LRLI3489 ☼
Ullah, M.S., Ahmed, Md.S. and Kadzamira, M. (2025) Transforming agriculture: the plant clinic revolution in Bangladesh. Rural 21, published 12 February 2025. Available at: https://www.rural21.com/english/a-closer-look-at/detail/article/transforming-agriculture-the-plant-clinic-revolution-in-bangladesh.html ☼
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