Browsing Brage NMBU by Author "Kidane, Selamawit Araya"
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Occurrence of plant-parasitic nematodes on enset (Enset ventricosum) in Ethiopia with focus on Pratylenchus goodeyi as a key species of the crop.
Kidane, Selamawit Araya; Meressa, Beira H.; Haukeland, Solveig; Hvoslef-Eide, Trine; Magnusson, Christer; Courvreur, Marjolein; Bert, Wim; Coyne, Danny L. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Enset (Ensete ventricosum) is an important starch staple crop, cultivated primarily in south and southwestern Ethiopia. Enset is the main crop of a sustainable indigenous African system that ensures food security in a ... -
Plant-parasitic nematodes of the Ethiopian food security crop enset (Ensete ventricosum) : occurrence, distribution, characterisation and management
Kidane, Selamawit Araya (PhD Thesis;2021:32, Doctoral thesis, 2021)To confront the challenges of eradicating hunger and improve food security, agricultural growth needs to be driven by intensification. This in turn increases the threat of pests and diseases, including plant-parasitic ... -
Planting Material of Enset (Ensete ventricosum), a Key Food Security Crop in Southwest Ethiopia, Is a Key Element in the Dissemination of Plant-Parasitic Nematode Infection
Kidane, Selamawit Araya; Haukeland, Solveig; Meressa, Beira H.; Hvoslef-Eide, Anne Kathrine; Coyne, Danny L. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Enset (Ensete ventricosum), is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the family Musaceae, along with banana and plantain. Despite wild populations occurring in eastern, central and southern Africa, it is only in Ethiopia ... -
The Ethiopian staple food crop enset (Ensete ventricosum) assessed for the first time for resistance against the root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus goodeyi
Kidane, Selamawit Araya; Meressa, Beira H.; Haukeland, Solveig; Hvoslef-Eide, Trine; Coyne, Danny L. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Pratylenchus goodeyi appears to be the most prevalent nematode pest of enset in Ethiopia, where it can occur in extremely high densities. However, the damage to yield or how different enset cultivars react to the nematode ...