A5102719354- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Animal Genetics and Reproduction
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Date Palm Research Studies
- Moringa oleifera research and applications
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research
University of Calabar
2022
University of Göttingen
2018-2021
Exocrine glands have evolved several times independently in Coleoptera to produce defensive chemical compounds with repellent, antimicrobial, or toxic effects. Research on such had focused morphological ecology methods. However, modern genetic approaches were missing better understand this biological process. With the rise of red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, as a model for studies development and pest biology, molecular tools are now available also study safe generation stink glands....
The efficacy of the pre- and post-planting application neem seed oil (NSO) or/and diazinon time harvest for control sweetpotato weevil, Cylas puncticollis (Boh.) was evaluated during 2009 2010 cropping seasons. Forty-eight plots 3 x 4 m2 each were demarcated 240 (var. TIS2532.op.1.13) vine cuttings dipped into 0, 30 50 mls NSO mixed in 2 10 litre soapy water respectively, kept mins before planting. Similar treatment also basally applied at 1MAP. In 2009, results showed that treatments (NSO...
The parasitic weed Striga poses a serious threat to cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa. For many years, technological packages for the control of this were proposed and implemented on farmers’ fields. A study was conducted 2012 2013 determine maize/ Jointvetch (Aeschynomenehistrix) N fertilization effect infestation maize yield. intercropping trial consists six treatments, four inorganic fertilizer levels 0, 60, 90, 120 kg ha-1, alternate hill same A. histrix. experiment laid out...
Sperm marking represents a valuable monitoring tool for genetic pest control strategies such as the Sterile Insect Technique, but also provides key reproductive biology studies. Sperm-marked lines can be generated by introducing transgenes that mediate expression of fluorescent proteins during spermatogenesis. Homozygous established transgenesis approaches are going through bottleneck lead to reduced fitness. Transgenic SIT have mostly focused on Dipteran and Lepidopteran pests so far. With...
Sperm marking provides a key tool for reproductive biology studies, but it also represents valuable monitoring genetic pest control strategies such as the sterile insect technique. Sperm-marked lines can be generated by introducing transgenes that mediate expression of fluorescent proteins during spermatogenesis. The homozygous established transgenesis approaches are going through bottleneck lead to reduced fitness. Transgenic SIT have mostly focused on Dipteran and Lepidopteran pests so...