Fred Kanampiu

TL;DR: The use of metal silo should be encouraged in order to prevent storage losses and enhance food security in developing countries, including Africa, Asia and Latin America.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that metal silos are very effective in controlling maize weevils and the larger grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus) and conclude that it is technically feasible to control storage insects without insecticides in Africa by using hermetic storage.

TL;DR: Seed coating with imazapyr and pyrithiobac gave season-long Striga control in most cases resulting in a 3–4-fold increased maize yield when Striga density was high, which should greatly benefit small-scale farmers in sub-Sahara Africa.

TL;DR: Results suggest that T. dactyloides produces a signal that inhibits haUSTorial development: this signal may be mobile within the parasite haustorial root system.

TL;DR: Further studies are needed on the importance of soil fertility, secretion of germination stimulants and Striga infection in maize under greenhouse and field conditions before a fertiliser application strategy can be formulated to improve control of Striga in maize in the field.