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Postharvest knowledge, perceptions and practices of African small-scale maize and sorghum farmers

Autor: Machekano, Honest, Mvumi, Brighton M., Rwafa, Richard, Richardson Kageler, Susan J., Nyabako, Tinashe

Publikováno v: Julius-Kühn-Archiv, Vol 463, Iss 2, Pp 893-900 (2018)

Due to a single annual food production season in southern Africa, small-scale maize and sorghum farmers store grain until the next harvest. The farmers’ postharvest knowledge, perceptions and practices (KPP) is important in reducing postharvest los

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Hermetic storage technology for handling of dry agricultural commodities: Practice, challenges, opportunities, research, and prospects in Zimbabwe

Autor: Mvumi, Brighton M., Chigoverah, Alex A.

Publikováno v: Julius-Kühn-Archiv, Vol 463, Iss 2, Pp 556-563 (2018)

Storage pest management practices have relied on synthetic pesticides comprising: dust powders, liquid formulations and fumigants. Reduced efficacy against targeted species, negative health-related issues and increase in consumer awareness on potenti

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Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier) resilience to extreme temperature and desiccation may explain its increasing pest status in changing climates

Autor: Machekano, Honest, Mvumi, Brighton M., Nyamukondiwa, Casper

Publikováno v: Julius-Kühn-Archiv, Vol 463, Iss 1, Pp 165-171 (2018)

The mechanisms underlying Sitotroga cerealella survival under variable and increasing mean thermal and desiccation environments typical under global change is currently unknown. To understand how S. cerealella survives extreme abiotic stressors typic

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Insect infestation sources in stored maize grain; what is more important resident versus incoming infestation?

Autor: Machekano, Honest, Mvumi, Brighton, M.

Publikováno v: Julius-Kühn-Archiv, Vol 463, Iss 1, Pp 77-85 (2018)

Most studies targeted pest control inside stores; incognisant of the population dynamics in the store vicinity; leading to product re-infestation. Distinction between storage insect pest source and sink grain patches is important for effective pest m

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Counting losses to cut losses: quantifying legume postharvest losses to help achieve food and nutrition security

Autor: Stathers, Tanya, Ognakossan, Kukom Edoh, Priebe, Jan, Mvumi, Brighton M., Tran, Bruno M.D.

Publikováno v: Julius-Kühn-Archiv, Vol 463, Iss 1, Pp 8-18 (2018)

Projections suggest that by 2050 global food production will need to have increased by 70% to meet food demands associated with the world’s population growth. Such forecasts, alongside growing awareness of the socio-ecological costs of food loss, a

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