Tomás Chiconela

Developing capacity for impactful use of Earth Observation data: Lessons from the AfriCultuReS project

Rose Pritchard, Thomas Alexandridis, Mary Ani–Amponsah, Nabil Ben Khatra et autres

An increasing number of products and services based on satellite Earth Observation (EO) data are being developed for use by decision-makers in African agricultural contexts, providing information such as weather and climate forecasts, crop yields and water availability. Capacity development to support …

gb, gr, Ghana, Tunisie, Mozambique, es, Niger, Égypte, Rwanda, Afrique du Sud, Éthiopie, dk, nl (code pays fourni par la source)

Occurrence and spread of the banana fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense TR4 in Mozambique

Altus Viljoen, Diane Mostert, Tomás Chiconela, Ilze Beukes et autres

Fusarium wilt, caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), poses a major threat to banana production globally. A variant of Foc that originated in Southeast Asia, called tropical race 4 (TR4), was detected on a Cavendish banana export …

Afrique du Sud, Mozambique, it, Tanzanie, tr, tw, ph (code pays fourni par la source)

Efeito da interacção entre a diatomite e cipermetrina no controlo das brocas na cultura de milho (Zea mays L.)

Hector V. Motatano, Tomás Chiconela

As brocas das lepidopteras Chilo partellus , Busseola fusca e a Sesamia calamistis constituem as pragas mais importantes do milho em Mocambique. Um dos metodos mais usado para o controlo das brocas e o uso de insecticidas, o que muitas vezes cria …

Mozambique (code pays fourni par la source)

Electronic support tools for identification and management of rice weeds in Africa for better-informed agricultural change agents

Jonne Rodenburg, Thomas Le Bourgeois, Pierre Grard, Alain Carara et autres

We developed an interactive electronic weed identification tool, AFROweeds, and an online network, Weedsbook, for agricultural change agents to aid communication and offer assistance to rice farmers with specific weed problems. We collected quantitative and qualitative data to assess effectiveness and usefulness …

Côte d’Ivoire, fr, in, Ouganda, Ghana, Mozambique, Kenya, Mali, Nigéria, Madagascar (code pays fourni par la source)

AFROweeds and Weedsbook: Online and offline weed identification and management support for better-informed agricultural change agents

Ruth Kabanyoro, Jonne Rodenburg, Thomas Le Bourgeois, Pierre Grard et autres

Weed identification is critical for generating suitable and targeted weed management recommendations for farmers. However, accurate and timely identification requires specialized botanical knowledge and skills, which are rarely available among the agricultural change agents working in the field. With the primary aim …

Assessment of severity infestation of the coconut whitefly, Aleurotrachelus atratus, and its associated impact on coconut productivity in Inhambane province, Mozambique.

D. Cugala, José Alfredo, M. Mataruca, Tomás Chiconela et autres

Effect of Surfactants and Herbicide Combinations on Phytotoxicity of Diquat

Tomás Chiconela

Selectivity of Metsulfuron Methyl to Six Common Littoral Species in Florida

Tomás Chiconela, Tyler J. Koschnick, William T. Haller

Many Central Florida lakes, particularly those in the KissimmeeRiver watershed, are maintained 0.5 to 1.0 m lower than historic (pre-1960) levels during the summer hurricaneseason for flood control purposes. These lower water levelshave allowed proliferation and formation of dense monotypicpopulations of pickerelweed …

Effect of spray volume, water quality, adjuvants and ammonium salts on sethoxydim activity

Tomás Chiconela