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A thorough study of a Paratylenchus sp. in glasshouse-grown lettuce: Characterisation, population dynamics, host plants and damage threshold as keys to its integrated management Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Ghent University
In glasshouses practising monoculture of butterhead lettuce in Belgium, high densities of pin nematodes (Paratylenchus spp.) are frequently associated with reduced plant growth. Growers currently apply chemical soil disinfestation measures to manage this problem, although stricter phytosanitary regulations are forcing a shift towards integrated management. Efficient implementation of such management requires knowledge about the factors ...
Farmers’ perspectives of rodent damage and rodent management in smallholder maize cropping systems of Southern Ethiopia University of Antwerp
A survey was conducted in Chano area, Southern Ethiopia, to investigate farmers' viewpoints with regard to rodent pest problems. Farmers (n = 384) were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaire between October 2018 and January 2019. Pests were implied (51%) as the major constraints of cereal crop production followed by shifting to cash crops (20.6%), waterlogged farmlands (15.6%), infertile soils (8.6%) and insufficient rains (4.2%). ...
Farmers' perspectives of rodent damage and management from the highlands of Tigray, Northern Ethiopian University of Antwerp
A farmers' knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) survey was conducted in the highlands of Tigray, northern Ethiopia, to better understand rodent damage and rodent management from the farmers' perspective. Farmers (n = 191) from Dogu'a Temben district, were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. The large majority of the farmers stated that rodents are the main pests in crop fields (92.1%) and storage (88.5%). The farmers (64.2%) ...
A Review of Self-Healing Concrete for Damage Management of Structures KU Leuven Ghent University
© 2018 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim The increasing concern for safety and sustainability of structures is calling for the development of smart self-healing materials and preventive repair methods. The appearance of small cracks (<300 µm in width) in concrete is almost unavoidable, not necessarily causing a risk of collapse for the structure, but surely impairing its functionality, accelerating its degradation, and ...
Relationship between soil properties, crop management, plant growth and vigour, nematode occurrence and root damage in East African Highland banana-cropping systems: a case study in Rwanda KU Leuven
Parasitic nematodes are widespread in Musa cropping systems in African lowlands where they are known to limit crop production. However, their distribution is very poorly known in the large parts of the East African Highland banana ecology. We carried out a survey in 188 fields in Rwanda to assess and understand nematode occurrence and damage under a wide range of agro-ecological conditions. Altitude varied from 900 to 1800 m above sea level and ...
Complication Management in Case of Damage to the Lens Capsule or Loss of Lens Fragments Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Posterior capsular rupture is the most common serious complication in lens surgery. With appropriate management however, posterior capsular rupture is not necessarily a contradiction to a successful lens surgery and a good result for the patient can still be achieved. However, if the surgeon does not know enough about the necessary maneuvers in management of this complication, missteps can lead to considerable problems for the eye.