Extracts of Common Pesticidal Plants Increase Plant Growth and Yield in Common Bean Plants.

ABSTRACT: Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is an important food and cash crop in many countries. Bean crop yields in sub-Saharan Africa are on average 50% lower than the global average, which is largely due to severe problems with pests and diseases as well as poor soil fertility exacerbated by low-input smallholder production systems. Recent on-farm research in eastern Africa has shown that commonly available plants with pesticidal properties can successfully manage arthropod pests. However, reducing common bean yield gaps still requires further sustainable solutions to other crop provisioning services such as soil fertility and plant nutrition. Smallholder farmers using pesticidal plants have claimed that the application of pesticidal plant extracts boosts plant growth, potentially through working

SUBMITTER: Mkindi AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7076451 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature