scholarly journals Farmers’ knowledge, perception and practices in soybean bacterial leaf pustule management in Benin

2021 ◽  
Vol 158 ◽  
pp. 16289-16298
Author(s):  
Gildas Codjo TCHEMADON ◽  
Valerien Amegnikin ZINSOU ◽  
Rachidatou SIKIROU ◽  
Moussa ZIME SOKO N’DOURO
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Disease Symptoms ◽  
Ecological Zones ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Pod Development ◽  
And Control ◽  
Chemical Pesticides ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Objective: This study aims to investigate the knowledge, perception and control strategies locally used by farmers against soybean bacterial leaf pustule in Benin. Methodology and Results: An investigation was conducted on farmers’ soybean knowledge, perception and practices (KPP) on the management of soybean bacterial leaf pustule in four Agro-Ecological Zones (AEZ) of Benin with high soybean production during August and September 2020. One hundred and sixty-eight (168) farmers were surveyed through face-to-face interviews using semi-structured questionnaire and visual observations in the field. After observing the disease symptoms through photos, about 69% of farmers asserted that soybean bacterial leaf pustule was present in their fields with low, medium or high incidences, from one to about ten years but the majority of farmers (85.4%) do not consider it a disease. They perceived the disease symptoms at all stages of the plant's development with peak severity during the pre-flowering (1.9%), flowering (37.4%), and pod development (44.6%). However, disease management was not performed by the majority of farmers with 100%; 94.6%; 91.9% and 73.3%, in AEZ IV, III, V and II respectively. The reasons are lack of knowledge on management practices; the unavailability of effective pesticides and lack of financial resources. Pesticides were used by 26.5%, 8.1%, and 5.4% in AEZ II, AEZ V and AEZ III respectively. Conclusions and application of findings: They used pesticides in AEZ II, III and V; mainly insecticides in AEZ II. No control strategy is adopted in AEZ IV. Thus, to limit the use of chemical pesticides, especially insecticides, better information on integrated management of soybean bacterial leaf pustule is needed. In addition, the establishment of an efficient popularization system of the scientific research results is essential. Keywords: farmers’ KPP, bacterial leaf pustule, soybean, management, Benin

scholarly journals Survey of Banana Stem Weevil, Odoiporus longicollis (Oliv.) (Coleoptera : Curculionidae) in Nepal

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 127-131
Author(s):  
S Tiwari ◽  
RB Thapa ◽  
DM Gautam ◽  
SK Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Average Family Size ◽  
Chemical Pesticides ◽  
Banana Stem ◽  
Weevil Infestation ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

A survey was conducted randomly selecting 50 banana growers- ten each from Kailali, Morang, Tanahun, Nawalparasi, and Chitwan districts to identify banana farming practices. The semi-structured questionnaire was prepared, pre-tested, improved and data collected by face-to-face interview. The survey revealed that majorities were males (56.5%) with average family size of 5.74 under 15-59 years age, having landholding of 2.07 ha/family, over three-forth of land with irrigation facility. The use of poor suckers, poor crop management practices and heavy uses of chemical pesticides were the causal factors for the weevil infestation in more than five months old banana orchard, particularly in summer seasons. For its management, agro-vet (74.0%) and neighborhood (44.0%) played a significant role in selling chemicals and information sharing. Majority of the farmers were familiar about pesticide label, precaution measures and harmful aspects of chemical pesticides with the least emphasis on clean cultivation and biological control. Based on the study, field sanitation and pseudostem trapping utilizing indigenous materials can be useful for the sustainable management of banana stem weevil. Key words: Odoiporus longicollis, field survey, banana orchard J. Inst. Agric. Anim. Sci. 27:127-131 (2006)

scholarly journals Rural Farmers’ Perceptions, Knowledge and Management of Insect Pests of Fruit Vegetables in Ogbomoso Agricultural Zone of Nigeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 18-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oladele Abiodun Olaniran ◽  
Samuel Adelani Babarinde ◽  
Adeola Foluke Odewole ◽  
Peter Ademola Aremu ◽  
Kehinde Popoola
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Insect Pests ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Insect Pest ◽  
Cultural Control ◽  
Control Methods ◽  
Rural Farmers ◽  
Planting Season ◽  
Age Category ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Surveys were carried out in five local government areas of Ogbomoso Agricultural Zone Nigeria during planting season in 2010 to investigate rural farmers perceptions and management practices of insect pests of fruit vegetables. The survey involved 150 randomly selected farmers who were interviewed using structured questionnaire. Fruit vegetables planted by the farmers were okra, tomatoes, pepper and garden egg. Reasons given by farmers for cultivating fruit vegetables were significantly favored by age category, educational qualification, and secondary occupation of farmers (x2 = 4.757, P = 0.029). Field insect pests were perceived as the major production constraint to fruit vegetables in this zone. Majority of the farmer estimated 78.4 % rated insect pest as the most serious pest infesting fruit vegetables, the insect pests were grasshopper (Orthoptera), beetles (Coleoptera) and caterpillar (Lepidoptera). Integrated pest management module consisted basically of chemical and cultural control strategies, with weeding, shifting cultivation and crop rotation as main cultural control methods. More than 76.7 % of the farmers make use of cultural control because of unavailability and cost of chemical insecticides. Only 23.3 % had access to chemical insecticides in controlling insect pest of fruit vegetables.

scholarly journals Study on tetanus toxoid vaccination coverage among female garment workers in two selected factory

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (Number 1) ◽  
pp. 23-25
Author(s):  
Iffat Nowshin
Keyword(s):  
Vaccination Coverage ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Garment Workers ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Tetanus Vaccine ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This was a cross sectional descriptive study conducted to assess the coverage of tetanus vaccine immunization among the female garment workers using a semi-structured questionnaire employing purposive sampling technique with a sample size of 214 by face to face interview from March to June 2018. Most of the respondents (44%) belonged to the 25-30 years age group. Majority (68%) of them were illiterate and Only 15% of the respondents had education level of HSC or more. More than half of the respondents were unmarried. The mean monthly income was taka 2275. It was revealed that 160, (74.76%) of the respondents completed immunization schedule, 40, (18.70%) not completed while 14, (6.54%) were not immunized against EPI diseases. There is statistically significant association between education and immunization status (p=<0.05). Prevention of tetanus specially depends on tetanus immunization and early diagnosis. Health education and positive public attitude will play significant role in prevention and control the tetanus. The study recommends for effective strategies to increase TT5 vaccination coverage countrywide especially among vulnerable women.

scholarly journals 013 Investigations of Curative and Peventive Control Strategies for Fairy Ring Disease in Turfgrass

HortScience ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 390B-390
Author(s):  
M. Fidanza ◽  
P. Colbaugh ◽  
H. Couch ◽  
M. Elliott ◽  
S. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategies ◽  
Field Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Preventive Program ◽  
Putting Greens ◽  
Disease Symptoms ◽  
Nitrogen Fertility ◽  
High Pressure Injection ◽  
And Control ◽  
Basidiomycete Fungi

Fairy ring has become a troublesome and persistent disease on golf course putting greens and other turf areas in most regions of the United States. Many basidiomycete fungi are associated with this destructive disease in turfgrass. Recent widespread epidemics of fairy ring have led investigators to examine possible management and control options. Curative approaches include topical flutolanil fungicide applications in conjunction with soil surfactants, the application of flutolanil under high-pressure injection, and the use of nitrogen fertility programs. These curative programs were effective at suppressing visual symptoms and turfgrass injury. A preventive approach evaluated repeat applications of flutolanil plus a soil surfactant prior to disease development. This preventive program was effective at eliminating visual disease symptoms on bermudagrass putting greens. Information presented will review results from field research studies conducted over the past 3 years in Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, and Virginia.

scholarly journals Knowledge and control practices of hypertension among diabetic attending LAUTECH teaching hospital Osogbo, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 2634
Author(s):  
Roseline Olufunmilola Folami ◽  
Jummai Sa'a Wennie ◽  
Emmanuel Oludayo Folami
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
Control Practice ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
And Control ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Background: Hypertension in diabetes is an added burden and the comorbidity a faster genesis of many cardiovascular diseases that exposes the diabetics to several complications, disabilities and higher mortality rate than the non-diabetics. This study therefore asses the knowledge and control practice of hypertension among the hypertensive diabetics attending the endocrine clinic of LAUTECH Teaching hospital Osogho, Osun state.Methods: A quantitative descriptive survey design was adopted and a total enumeration method was used in recruiting 102 hypertensive diabetics. A structured questionnaire was administered and used to collect data. Descriptive statistics was used to answer the research questions.Results: The overall knowledge level of hypertension among the hypertensive diabetics was above average with overall mean score of 54.01 (65.9%). The control practice level was fair with overall mean score of 45.1%.Conclusions: Efforts to increase the knowledge and control practices of hypertension should not focus only on general health education, but individual specific knowledge needs. practical sections that show case the lifestyle practices that will explain what hypertension self-care maintenance, monitoring and management practices such as exercise sections, diet sections actually means should be incorporated in the clinic routine.

scholarly journals Detection of Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia and Concurrent Diseases in Outbreaks Presenting with Respiratory Signs in Small Ruminants in Tanzania

2020 ◽  
pp. 70-83
Author(s):  
Andrew Chota ◽  
Gabriel Shirima ◽  
Lughano Kusiluka
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategies ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Small Ruminants ◽  
Conventional Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Ecological Zones ◽  
Pneumonic Pasteurellosis ◽  
Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia ◽  
Concurrent Infections ◽  
And Control ◽  
Bio Engineering

Aims: To establish the prevalence and concurrent diseases in outbreaks presenting with respiratory signs, major associated clinical signs and postmortem lesions and proportions of those diseases in clinically and autopsied small ruminants for a proper diagnosis and control strategies. Study Design: Purposive outbreaks investigation. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Global Health, School of Life Science and Bio-Engineering (LiSBE), Nelson Mandela Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) between September 2016 and December 2018. Methodology: We included investigations of outbreaks of diseases presenting with respiratory signs in small ruminants reported from five agro-ecological zones in Tanzania. Small ruminats with clinical signs or postmortem lesions suggestive of respiratory involvement were subjected to clinical or postmortem examination. Samples from all examined animals were tested in the laboratory using conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to confirm the tentative diagnosis. Results: A total of 205 small ruminats were examined and tested, of these 72.2% and 20.8% were goats and sheep respectively. In goats, 79.1% (117/148) and sheep, 28.1% (16/57) were confirmed to have concurrent infections, and pneumonic pasteurellosis and peste des petits ruminants (PPR) for goats, and PPR for sheep being mostly involved diseases. Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) was detected in 16.1% (n=205) of the animals, and was significantly high in goats (p=0.003, OR=7.3) than sheep. Pneumonic mannheimiosis (prevalence = 9.3%) was less likely to affect goats than sheep (p=0.047, OR=0.38). In goats (n=148), detection of all diseases was significantly (p<0.05) low in clinically examined animals except pneumonic pasteurellosis and PPR, (p =0.056, OR=2.1) and (p=0.096, OR=2.15) respectively, though the difference was not significant. In sheep (n=57), CCPP was significantly (p=0.005, OR=0.17) more likely to be detected in clinically examined animals. Conclusion: In investigations of outbreaks presenting with respiratory signs in small ruminants, it is important to consider concurrent infections in the interventions and control strategies to be deployed, which may include development and use of multivalent vaccines.

scholarly journals Fish Biodiversity Assemblages and Fishing Gears Used at Chinadi Beel in Narsingdi District of Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhaskar Chandra Majumdar
Keyword(s):  
Fishery Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Mesh Size ◽  
Fish Diversity ◽  
Catch Per Unit Effort ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Fish Biodiversity ◽  
Fishing Gears ◽  
Period Data ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The present survey disclosed the available fish biodiversity and the gears used for fishing in the Chinadi beel, Narsingdi, Bangladesh, for a certain period. Data was collected through face to face conversations using a well-structured questionnaire and cross-checked. About 51 species of fish under 7 orders and 19 families were found. The dominant order was found jointly for Cypriniformes (29.41%) and Siluriformes (29.41%). About 39 least concern (75%), 5 vulnerable (9.62%), 6 near threatened (11.54%), and 1 not evaluated (1.92%) species were observed. Fifteen different types of fishing gears (8 major categories) are used for fishing by the fishermen, of which seine net was the most leading gear. Most of the gears are banned for a period due to its unauthorized mesh size. The price of fishing gears was ranged from 250-1,00,000 Tk, of which the highest price was for seine net. The uppermost catch per unit effort (CPUE) was found for ber jal that was 15-18 kg/day. Most of the fishing gear was operated throughout the year, but limited in the dry season. However, the variety of fish abundance and species diversity is declining day by day in this beel. To protect the fish diversity of the Chinadi beel, it is recommended to establish effective fishery management practices, monitoring overfishing, and awareness of fishermen is highly recommended.

scholarly journals Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria Forskal) and its management: A review

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-69
Author(s):  
Shambhu Katel ◽  
Honey Raj Mandal ◽  
Pooja Neupane ◽  
Sandipa Timsina ◽  
Pratima Pokhrel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Schistocerca Gregaria ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Cultural Control ◽  
Desert Locust ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Polyphagous Insect ◽  
And Control ◽  
Published Research

The desert locust [Schistocerca gregaria (Forskal)] (Orthoptera: Acrididae) is one of the world’s most dangerous and destructive migratory pests. It is a highly voracious and polyphagous insect. Its swarms can travel hundreds of kilometers per day and infest areas covering millions of square kilometers, resulting in substantial crop losses. We synthesize published research data and reports on the life cycle, behavior, phases, and damage of the desert locust, as well as its possible management practices, in this study. There are diffi-culties involved in estimating locust populations because locust swarms are highly mobile. Cultural control, baiting, dusting with insecticide, and spraying liquid insecticides (chemical or biological) using ultra-low volume (ULV) application are all options for control-ling locust swarms. Improved knowledge on pest biology, as well as more efficient monitoring and control strategies, are essential com-ponents of an effective management strategy.

Effective infection prevention and control strategies in a large accredited psychiatric facility in Singapore

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Poremski ◽  
Sandra Henrietta Subner ◽  
Grace Lam Fong Kin ◽  
Raveen Dev Ram Dev ◽  
Mok Yee Ming ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Psychiatric Facility ◽  
Essential Services ◽  
Community Transmission ◽  
And Control

The Institute of Mental Health in Singapore continues to attempt to prevent the introduction of COVID-19, despite community transmission. Essential services are maintained and quarantine measures are currently unnecessary. To help similar organizations, strategies are listed along three themes: sustaining essential services, preventing infection, and managing human and consumable resources.

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