A5010138387- Coconut Research and Applications
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Date Palm Research Studies
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Food composition and properties
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
2021-2024
University of Ghana
2024
Climate change is expected to have a significant influence on species range expansion, habitat shifts, and risk of biological invasion due changes in survival rates, rapid reproduction. This will tend affect their geographical distribution dispersal patterns, thereby threatening agriculture production food security. Therefore, it essential understand the impact climate shifts an invasive like Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Dynastinae: Scarabaeidae), inform policy...
As a significant threat to agriculture, pests have caused great disservice crop production and food security. Understanding the mechanisms of pests’ outbreaks invasion is critical in giving sound suggestions on their control prevention strategies. The African rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes monoceros (Olivier), as most damaging pest palms, banana, sugarcane, pineapple, severely threatens due its ability kill both young matured hosts. Analyzing effect climate change major parameters O. life...
Abstract The African coconut beetle Oryctes monoceros and Asiatic rhinoceros O. have been associated with economic losses to plantations worldwide. Despite the amount of effort put in determining potential geographic extent these pests, their environmental suitability maps not yet well established. Using MaxEnt model, distribution pests has defined on a global scale. results show that large areas globe, important for production palms, are suitable potentially susceptible pests. main...
Abstract As a major setback to the global coconut industry, lethal yellowing disease (LYD), caused by phytoplasmas, continues threaten palms in Americas, Caribbean, Africa, and Oceania. Despite its economic impacts, limited information exists on LYD vectors, which impedes prevention management of disease. Using double-sided yellow sticky traps, we investigate factors that influence seasonal abundance population dynamics three sap-sucking insects LYD, i.e., Diostrombus (Hemiptera: Derbidae)...
This study evaluated the quality characteristics of doughnuts made from blend plantain (PF) and Bambara groundnut (BGF). Four blends specifically PF90%:BGF10%, PF85%:BGF15%, PF80%:BGF20% PF75%:BGF25% were formulated. Their composition functional properties as well attributes evaluated. Also, sensory acceptability was Moisture fat content less than 6% 4%, respectively, ash up to 2.31% carbohydrates ranged 69.50 92.12%. BGF recorded highest protein value 20.35%. The bulk density reported 0.98...
Coconut production is significantly constrained by a wide variety of pests. Anecdotal evidence also suggests that management these pests influenced gender differences. Therefore, there was need to assess farmers' knowledge about coconut pests, farm-level pest strategies, and institutions offering training farmers develop an ecologically sound strategy. To achieve this research need, we surveyed six coconut-growing districts, three each from the Western Central Regions Ghana, using...
Abstract Coconut is recognized for its popularity in contributing to food and nutritional security. It generates income helps improve rural livelihood. However, there a rise the number of plant diseases due globalization, including lethal yellowing-like (LYD). A clear understanding climate-suitable areas disease invasion essential implementing quarantine measures. Therefore, we modelled Maximum Entropy establish habitat suitability LYD under current future climate change scenarios using...