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Tadele Muche Tefera
Affiliation : International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology · International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
- 43Publications (affiliation in Kenya)
Research profile
Tadele Muche Tefera has 43 indexed publications (2010–2024). Their work appears mainly in “Crop Protection”, “Journal of Stored Products Research” and “Cogent Food & Agriculture”. Their most cited article, “Farmers' knowledge, perceptions, and management practices of the new invasive pest, fall armyworm ( Spodoptera frugiperda ) in Ethiopia and ” (2018), has been cited 346 times. 10 of these publications date from the last three years of activity. Their work is co-authored with at least 12 researchers, including institutions in India, Ethiopia, South Africa, Mexico.
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- Farmers’ Perceptions of Maize Production Constraints and the Effects of Push–Pull Technology on Soil Fertility, Pest Infestation, and Maize Yield in Southwest Ethiopia
- Potential of native entomopathogenic fungi isolates against the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Maize in Ethiopia
- Grain handling and storage practices of grain traders in Kenya and its implications in reducing food losses
- Plant-parasitic nematodes associated with maize, and their relationship with soil properties in southern and southwestern Ethiopia
- The invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Africa and Asia: responding to the food security challenge, with priorities for integrated pest management research
- Endophytic fungi: versatile partners for pest biocontrol, growth promotion, and climate change resilience in plants
- Evaluation of pheromone lures, trap designs and placement heights for monitoring the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in maize fields of Kenya
- Achieving a Climate-Change Resilient Farming System through Push–Pull Technology: Evidence from Maize Farming Systems in Ethiopia
- Performance of Bt maize event MON810 in controlling maize stem borers Chilo partellus and Busseola fusca in Uganda
- The cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) and Azuki bean beetle (Callosobruchus chinensis): major chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) production challenges on smallholder farmers in Ethiopia
- Socioeconomic and health impacts of fall armyworm in Ethiopia
- A deadly encounter: Alien invasive Spodoptera frugiperda in Africa and indigenous natural enemy, Cotesia icipe (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)
- Assessment of quantitative and qualitative losses of stored grains due to insect infestation in Ethiopia
- Effect ofAzadirachta indicaandMilletia ferrugineaextracts againstHelicoverpa armigera(Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) infestation management in chickpea
- The importance of store hygiene for reducing post-harvest losses in smallholder farmers’ stores: Evidence from a maize-based farming system in Kenya
- Rice stem borer species in Tanzania: a review
- Use of Para-pheromone Methyl Eugenol for Suppression of the Mango Fruit Fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Southern Ethiopia
- Evaluation of commercial trap types and lures on the population dynamics ofHelicoverpa armigera(Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and its effects on non-targets insects
- Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda Infestations in East Africa: Assessment of Damage and Parasitism
- Telenomus remus, a Candidate Parasitoid for the Biological Control of Spodoptera frugiperda in Africa, is already Present on the Continent
- Economic impacts of fall armyworm and its management strategies: evidence from southern Ethiopia
- Evaluation ofBeauveria bassiana,Metarhizium anisopliae, andBacillus thuringiensisfor the management ofHelicoverpa armigera(Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) under laboratory and field conditions
- Effect of crop diversification and mulching on termite damage to maize in western Ethiopia
- Effect of the Push-Pull Cropping System on Maize Yield, Stem Borer Infestation and Farmers’ Perception
- Farmers' knowledge, perceptions, and management practices of the new invasive pest, fall armyworm ( Spodoptera frugiperda ) in Ethiopia and Kenya
- First report of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), natural enemies from Africa
- Maize Grain Stored in Hermetic Bags: Effect of Moisture and Pest Infestation on Grain Quality
- Management of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by Nutritional Indices and Botanical Extracts of Millettia ferruginea and Azadirachta indica
- Maize storage insects (Sitophilus zeamais and Prostephanus truncatus) prefer to feed on smaller maize grains and grains with color, especially green
- Resistance of selected Mozambican local and improved maize genotypes to maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky)
- Developing and deploying insect resistant maize varieties to reduce pre-and post-harvest food losses in Africa
- Resistance of Bt-maize (MON810) against the stem borers Busseola fusca (Fuller) and Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) and its yield performance in Kenya
- On-Farm Evaluation of Hermetic Technology Against Maize Storage Pests in Kenya
- Impact of metal silos on households’ maize storage, storage losses and food security: An application of a propensity score matching
- Effectiveness of hermetic systems in controlling maize storage pests in Kenya
- Genetic distance among doubled haploid maize lines and their testcross performance under drought stress and non-stress conditions
- Yield and agronomic performance of maize hybrids resistant to the maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
- Post-harvest losses in African maize in the face of increasing food shortage
- Sources of Resistance to the Maize Weevil Sitophilus Zeamais in Tropical Maize
- Resistance of tropical maize genotypes to the larger grain borer
- Resistance of three-way cross experimental maize hybrids to post-harvest insect pests, the larger grain borer ( Prostephanus truncatus) and maize weevil ( Sitophilus zeamais)
- Testcross performance of doubled haploid maize lines derived from tropical adapted backcross populations
- The metal silo: An effective grain storage technology for reducing post-harvest insect and pathogen losses in maize while improving smallholder farmers’ food security in developing countries
Publication venues
- Crop Protection × 6
- Journal of Stored Products Research × 5
- Cogent Food & Agriculture × 3
- Biocontrol Science and Technology × 2
- The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology × 2
- PLoS ONE × 2
Publications per year
- 20244
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- 20212
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Collaborations
Partner institutions : World Agroforestry Centre · Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization · University of Nairobi · University of Eldoret · African Agricultural Technology Foundation
Co-authors’ countries : India · Ethiopia · South Africa · Mexico
Co-authors
- Stephen Mugo
- Yoseph Beyene
- Paddy Likhayo
- Hugo De Groote
- Anani Y. Bruce
- Tarekegn Fite
- Menale B. Kassie
- Birhanu Sisay
- Josephine Simiyu
- Sevgan Subramanian
- Zewdu Abro
- F.L.O. Nang'ayo
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