The 'push-pull' strategy for stemborer management: a case study in exploiting biodiversity and chemical ecology

By Zeyaur Khan, J. Pickett. 2004

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Companion Planting and Insect Pest Control (2013, background): “Kahn and Pickett (2003) in reference [96] have reported thousands of farmers in east Africa to utilize the push-pull strategies to protect maize and sorghum.”
The use of push-pull strategies in integrated pest management. (2007, methodology): “The push-pull strategy has contributed to increased crop yields and livestock production, resulting in a significant impact on food security in the region (74, 76).”
Diversification Practices: Their Effect on Pest Regulation and Production (2008, unknown): “…and yield increase, we are aware that these results were only obtained as a consequence of many years of studying the system and its effectiveness (as can be inferred from the following studies: Khan et al. 1997; Khan et al. 2000; Khan and Pickett 2004; Khan et al. 2006b; Cook et al. 2007).”
Combined control of Striga hermonthica and stemborers by maize-Desmodium spp. intercrops (2006, background): “thus increase the options available to farmers that fall in different socio-economic strata, including subsistence farmers, in different agro-ecological zones in tropical Africa, many of whom practice mixed cropping and keep livestock (Khan and Pickett, 2004).”
Behavior-Modifying Strategies in IPM: Theory and Practice (2009, background): “This work has lead to the adoption of push-pull strategies among thousands of small and medium scale farmers in eastern Africa (Khan and Pickett, 2004).”
The influence of host and non‐host companion plants on the behaviour of pest insects in field crops (2012, background): “…project appear to support this finding, as cowpea [Vigna sinensis (L.) Walp.] and Molasses grass (Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.) also reduced pest insect numbers (Omolo et al., 1993; Kfir et al., 2002; Khan & Pickett, 2004) despite their chemistry differing markedly from that of D. uncinatum.”
Farmers’ perceptions of a ‘push–pull’ technology for control of cereal stemborers and Striga weed in western Kenya (2008, background): “Most of the resultant stemborer larvae, however, do not survive on the 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;”
Maize–Legume Intercropping and Push–Pull for Management of Fall Armyworm, Stemborers, and Striga in Uganda (2018, background): “brizantha ‘Mulato II’), is planted around the farm providing similar protection as the conventional PPT (Khan and Pickett, 2004).”
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, background): “…gum around the leaf sheath region in reaction to stemborer larval penetration, which has been observed to restrict larval movement into the stem (Khan & Pickett, 2004; Khan et al., 2006), particularly observable in cv. Bana and cv. Ex-Machakos, when the plants are attacked or damaged to seal…”
Semiochemicals for controlling insect pests (2019, background): “This strategy obviously requires knowledge of insect biology, chemical ecology, and the interactions between host plants and natural enemies (Miller and Cowles 1990; Khan and Pickett 2004; Cook et al. 2007; Khan et al. 2010; França et al. 2013).”
Synthesis, part of a Special Feature on A Social-Ecological Analysis of Diversified Farming Systems: Benefits, Costs, Obstacles, and Enabling Policy Frameworks Ecosystem Services in Biologically Diversified versus Conventional Farming Systems: Benefits, Externalities, and Trade-Offs (2012, background): “In addition to enhancing crop yields, the push–pull strategy has been shown to improve small livestock production, conserve soil resources, enhance functional biodiversity, and increase incomes and women’s empowerment (Khan and Pickett 2004).”
Agrobiodiversity for food security, health and income (2013, background): “Crop and dietary diversity has been closely linked to food security in Bangladesh, Egypt, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Mozambique and the Philippines (Hoddinott and Yohannes 2002) where the authors report that a 1 % increase in dietary diversity was linked to a 0.65 to 1.11 % increase ”
Behavioural and chemical ecology underlying the success of turnip rape (Brassica rapa) trap crops in protecting oilseed rape (Brassica napus) from the pollen beetle (Meligethes aeneus) (2007, background): “Insufficient knowledge of the behavioural and chemical ecology of the pest–plant interactions involved may contribute to a drift from effectiveness (Khan and Pickett 2004).”
Arthropod pest management in organic crops. (2007, background): “In particular, the use of combined pushpull trap cropping has proven successful in settings such as east African corn production (89) and is reviewed by Cook & Pickett (37).”
Assessment of the potential of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) varieties as trap plants for management of Chilo partellus (2006, background): “Production of a sticky gum around the leaf sheath region, which restricted larval movement into the stem, was observed in Napier grass cv. Bana and cv. Ex-Machakos (Khan & Pickett, 2004).”
Economic performance of the ‘push–pull’ technology for stemborer and Striga control in smallholder farming systems in western Kenya (2008, background): “Desmodium and Napier grass are nutritious and highly valued fodder, either for own use or sale, while desmodium seed is in high demand by smallholder farmers who either want to establish or expand their PPT plots (Khan and Pickett, 2004).”