Assessment of the potential of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) varieties as trap plants for management of Chilo partellus

By Zeyaur Khan, C. Midega, Nicholas J. Hutter, R. Wilkins, L. Wadhams. 2006

119 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Insect Science, Plant Science

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In Insect Science

1. J. Pickett
2. C. Midega
3. Zeyaur Khan
4. S. Finch
5. Rosemary Collier
6. D. Amudavi
7. L. Wadhams
8. A. Hassanali

In Plant Science

1. J. Pickett
2. Zeyaur Khan
3. C. Midega
4. D. Amudavi
5. A. Hassanali
6. L. Wadhams
7. Samantha M. Cook
8. Jimmy Pittchar

Citations in the corpus

• The influence of host and non‐host companion plants on the behaviour of pest insects in field crops (2012, background): “It is also a true trap-crop, as the spotted stemborer prefers Napier grass to maize (van den Berg et al., 2001; Khan et al., 2006) and so the volatile chemicals from Napier grass will also stimulate the moths to land and lay eggs.”
• Economic performance of the ‘push–pull’ technology for stemborer and Striga control in smallholder farming systems in western Kenya (2008, background): “In addition, Napier grass does not support full stemborer larval development and hence majority of the larvae die before reaching adulthood (Khan et al., 2006a, 2007a; Van den Berg, 2006; Van den Berg et al., 2006).”
• Opportunities for Napier Grass ( Pennisetum purpureum ) Improvement Using Molecular Genetics (2017, unknown): “In crop land management systems, it is used as a mulch to control weed infestation and soil erosion [2] and as a trap plant in the push–pull strategy, a pest management practice which uses repellent intercrop ‘push’ plants and attractant trap ‘pull’ plants [23] for insect pest control in Africa, par”
• Evaluation of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) varieties for use as trap plants for the management of African stemborer (Busseola fusca) in a push–pull strategy (2007, methodology): “Previous studies have shown clear preference of C. partellus moths for various Napier grass varieties for oviposition (van den Berg et al., 2003; Khan et al., 2006; van den Berg, 2006).”
• Chemical ecology and conservation biological control (2008, background): “These trap plants also have inherent ability of not allowing development of trapped stemborers (Khan et al., 2006, 2007).”
• The use of push-pull strategies in integrated pest management. (2007, background): “Although stem borers oviposit heavily on Napier grass, it produces a gummy substance that restricts larval development, causing few to survive (73, 143).”
• Push—pull technology: a conservation agriculture approach for integrated management of insect pests, weeds and soil health in Africa (2011, background): “Other Desmodium spp. have also been evaluated and demonstrated similar effects on striga (Khan et al., 2006a); these have been incorporated as intercrops in maize (Khan et al., 2007), sorghum (Khan et al., 2006b), millet (Midega et al., 2010) and rice (Pickett et al., 2010).”
• On-farm evaluation of the 'push-pull' technology for the control of stemborers and striga weed on maize in western Kenya (2008, background): “Stemborer moths prefer Napier grass to maize for oviposition, with subsequent poor survival of the larvae (Khan et al., 2006b; Van den Berg, 2006; Van den Berg et al., 2006; Khan et al., 2007b).”
• Farmers’ perceptions of a ‘push–pull’ technology for control of cereal stemborers and Striga weed in western Kenya (2008, background): “…trap crop due to a range of factors including poor nutrient composition of Napier grass, production of sticky sap that entangles and kills the larvae and abundant natural enemies associated with the grass (Khan and Pickett, 2004; Khan et al., 2006b, 2007; Midega et al., 2006; Van den Berg, 2006).”
• A climate-adapted push-pull system effectively controls fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith), in maize in East Africa (2018, background): “The trap plants, however, are not suitable for survival of the larval stages of the pests, resulting in high mortality rates and delayed development of the larvae (Khan et al., 2006; Midega et al., 2011).”