Road infrastructure development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is rapidly expanding, creating both economic opportunities and ecological challenges that require urgent attention from researchers and policymakers. This ...

Climate change and the depletion of essential resources like phosphorus are challenging agriculture by reducing water and fertilizer availability and ultimately threatening the security of the human food supply. Knowledge ...

For dairy cows, the transition from late pregnancy to early lactation is characterized by dramatic changes in endocrine status, nutrient utilization as well as tissue metabolism. Specific metabolic processes, e.g., in ......
Der Übergang von der späten Trächtigkeit zur frühen Laktation ist bei Milchkühen mit drastischen Veränderungen des endokrinen Status, der Nährstoffverwertung sowie des Gewebestoffwechsels verbunden. Spezielle Stoffwechselprozesse, ......

The rhizosphere serves as the boundary layer between plant roots and soil, enabling nutrient and water uptake while facilitating interactions with microorganisms through rhizodeposition. Despite its importance for plant ...

Die in der vorliegenden Habilitationsschrift zusammengefassten Forschungsarbeiten umfassen erstens molekulargenetische Untersuchungen, sowie Transkriptom- und Proteomanalysen der jungen Keimlingswurzeln von Mais (Zea mays ......

Heterosis is the phenomenon that heterozygous F₁-hybrids outperform their distinct homozygous parental inbred lines for many agronomically important traits. Despite its economic importance and utilization for ...

Edible insects including saturniid caterpillars are traditionally consumed in sub-Saharan Africa. Saturniids are utilized both as food and a source of income for rural communities. This study includes a review of available ......

Smallholder agriculture in Nigeria faces persistent insect pest pressure and a widespread dependence on chemical insecticides in several crop sectors, alongside limited awareness of sustainable alternatives. This researched ......
Identifizierung, Virulenz und ökologische Charakterisierung einheimischer entomopathogener Nematoden zur biologischen Bekämpfung des Herbstheerwurms (Spodoptera frugiperda) in Nigeria
Die kleinbäuerliche ......

Inositol phosphates (InsPs), phosphate esters of myo-inositol, are cellular regulators with critical roles in a wide range of cellular processes in eukaryotes. Members of the subgroup containing at least one ‘high-energy’ ......

While the world population is increasing, the use of nitrogenous fertilizers has become obligatory to increase yields to meet the global food demand. Overuse of synthesized N fertilizers does not only negatively impact the ......