Muyinza, Harriet, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619, Talwana, Herbert, Hall, David ORCID: 0000-0002-7887-466X, Farman, Dudley I. ORCID: 0000-0003-3579-3672 and Mwanga, Robert O.M. (2009) Root chemicals could offer opportunities for breeding for sweet potato resistance to the weevil cylas puncticollis boheman (coleoptera: apionidae). In: Midiwo, Jacob and Clough, John, (eds.) Aspects of African Biodiversity. Proceedings of the Pan Africa Chemistry Network Biodiversity Conference, Nairobi, 10-12 September 2008. Royal Society of Chemistry, London, UK, pp. 49-57. ISBN 9781847559487 (Print) 9781847559647 (online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1039/9781847559647-00049)

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Abstract

This book is the proceedings of the Pan Africa Chemistry Network Biodiversity Conference held in September 2008. It brought together 26 speakers from nine African countries - Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa, Nigeria, Botswana, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Sudan - plus the UK and Brazil. The lectures covered topics such as making the best use of the diversity of Africa's plants in agriculture and medicine whilst benefiting communities in Africa; natural products; analysis and the environment; water quality; dealing with waste; biofuels; understanding crop protection chemicals in the African context; agricultural practices for Africa; farm animals; conservation and the impact of tourism on biodiversity. The resulting book provides a valuable overview of several aspects of biodiversity in Africa.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	This paper was presented at the Pan African Chemistry Network Conference on Biodiversity, held 9-12 September 2008, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sweet potato weevils, cylas puncticollis boheman, coleoptera apionidae
Subjects:	S Agriculture > SB Plant culture
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Agriculture, Health & Environment Department
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2020 07:59
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/3455

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