Aims: To determine the effects of cooking time on nutritional value of flours from yam “kponan” (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata) tubers. Study Design: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was employed in this work. Place and Duration of Study: Unité de Formation et de Recherche des Scien...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10414
Aims: The effective use of companion trees in agroforestry systems could improve the health and productivity of cocoa trees by understanding the interactions they promote. This study aims to decipher the characteristics of arbuscular mycorrhizal communities in the roots and soil...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i31548
Aims: Banana and plantain contribute to food security in Côte d'Ivoire. However, one of the major difficulties arising in its production remains parasitic constraints causing the loss of production. Among these constraints, leaf diseases cause more damage. Methodology: This study...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2018/v1i226272
Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is the main stem borer of sugarcane and causes substantial economic losses in the sugarcane-growing areas of Côte d'Ivoire. This study, conducted at the Zuénoula integrated agricultural unit, aimed to identify the fungi naturally...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2026/v15i5491
The stem borer Eldana saccharina Walker causes substantial production losses in the sugarcane estates of Côte d'Ivoire, where its control still relies largely on synthetic chemical insecticides that are harmful to human health and the environment. The present study aimed to evalu...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i102458
Despite its advantages, soilless cultivation faces various biotic and abiotic constraints that can reduce production. This study aimed to identify the diseases affecting soilless tomatoes and evaluate their effects on the production. The UC 82 and the EAGLE F1 varieties were used...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2026/v30i2862
The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a species of moth in the Noctuidae family. This highly polyphagous caterpillar causes damage to cereal crops, particularly maize, as well as vegetable crops. This study aims to contribute to knowledge about fall armyworm in market gard...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2025/v44i124639
Cocoa farming is very important to Côte d'Ivoire’s economy, however the increasing pressure of black pod rot is significantly reducing causing production, which is unfavorable to sustainable cocoa production. This disease is caused by Phytophthora palmivora, which is prevalent in...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i13214
In Ivory Coast, maize (Zea mays L.) is the second most cultivated cereal after rice. Despite this, maize cultivation is limited by pest pressures. Apart from the usual pests, a new enemy has arrived on the continent, the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. To control this pest,...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i92888
The synthesis of secondary metabolites, notably phenolic compounds, is part of the plant's defense reactions. The enzymes of phenolic metabolism can constitute a parameter of measurement of the defense of the plants. The aim of this work is to evaluate the activity of phenolic me...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i64642
In natural environments, the development of plants depends on the interactions they maintain with their environment, in particular with soil microorganisms such as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, especially since the used of inputs is scarce by the majority of farmers in Côte d’Iv...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2023/v45i92192
The blossom end rot of fruit caused by calcium deficiency causes extensive damage going up to more than 50% of yield loss in tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.). The present study was carried out in a greenhouse in a semi-controlled environment to evaluate the effect of aqueous an...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i530866
Aims: In the context of promoting alternative cropping systems with less chemical inputs, studies on the introduction of service plants to reduce pesticide use are a major research effort. The pest caused by plant parasitic nematodes is a major constraint in banana cultivation. O...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1730382
Ehui Kouadio Jean Nestor, Toure Howélé Michaëlle Andrée Célestine, Kouame Koffi Gaston, Abo Kouabenan & Kone Daouda·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2019
Cassava anthracnose is a plant disease that affects cassava stems, petioles and fruits. The aim of this study was to analyze the diversity of cassava anthracnose symptoms in Ivory Coast and then to identify and characterize the associated fungal genera. Surveys were carried out i...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2018/v30i430017
Amari Ler-N’Ogn Dadé Georges Elisée, N’guessan Aya Carine, Johnson Félicia, CHÉRIF Mamadou & Kone Daouda·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2018
Aims: To evaluate the effect of salicylic acid (SA) and acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM) on the minimal concentration of juglone (Cmin) inducing foliar necrosis- and to determine the total phenol content and antioxidant activity of extracts of banana leaves after SA and ASM application...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/44897
Black pod rot, caused by the oomycete Phytophthora spp., is one of the most important and widespread diseases of cocoa worldwide. In Côte d'Ivoire, production losses are estimated at 25 % to 60 %. The use of synthetic fungicides, which are still dangerous for producers and the en...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115848
N’goran-Bla Ahou Régine, Konan Yao Kouakou François, Ouattara Fatoumata, KI Aboudramane Yacouba, Kouakou Tanoh Hilaire & Kone Daouda·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2025
In Côte d'Ivoire, the tomato is the most widely grown and consumed vegetable. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is one of the most essential vegetables worldwide. However, its annual production is insufficient to meet the population's needs. This low production is due to several fact...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92946
Kouamé Konan Didier, KASSI Koffi Fernand Jean- Martial, YAO Kouadio Jacques- Edouard, Kouassi Kouassi Virgile, Sorho Fatogoma & Kone Daouda·Journal of Applied Life Sciences International·2025
This study aims to understand cassava producers' perceptions of the disease and to identify the endogenous control methods used by producers. Cassava is a crop of great socio-economic importance in Côte d'Ivoire. However, this crop faces major constraints, particularly tuber rot....
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2025/v28i4700
Traoré Aboulaye, Soro Sibirina, Ayémou Alloua R. E., Soro N. Arsène, Traoré-Ouattara Karidia & Kone Daouda·Biotechnology Journal International·2025
Cashew nuts are one of the agricultural products that contribute significantly to Côte d'Ivoire's economic development. However, cashew nut production in Côte d'Ivoire is threatened by anthracnose. Reducing anthracnose proliferation factors could reduce its impact on cashew trees...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i1760
Yao Kouadio Jacques-Edouard, Kanga N’guessan Martial, Ouattara Tcheba Victor, Kouamé Konan Didier, Kassi Koffi Fernand Jean-Martial & Kone Daouda·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2024
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of treatments of young sugarcane regrowth with a formulation based on the essential oil Zingiber officinale on the incidence of Sporisorium scitamineum, on agromorphological parameters and on the technological quality...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i92911
The cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale L.) is of vital importance to the Ivorian economy. Côte d’Ivoire is first world producer. However, its cultivation faces several constraints linked to anthracnose. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of two formulated bacterial...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2024/v28i5742
From years ago, climate change effects are happening in different areas of the world, including Rwanda. Potato as one of main commodities grown mainly in the cooler and wetter highlands of Rwanda, its production could be facing the global warming. The purpose of this study is to...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i11626
Gogbeu Dan Gbongué Lucien, Yeo Navigué Abou, N’cho Achi Laurent, Traore Siaka, Kouakou Tanoh Hilaire & Kone Daouda·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2022
Aims: To evaluate the synergistic action of two elicitors or stimulators of natural plant defense, vacciplant and calliete, on the synthesis of defense metabolites and their impact on tolerance to Mycosphaerella fijiensis, causal agent of the black leaf streak disease (BLSD) in p...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i330158
Kouame Koffi Gaston, Kassi Koffi Fernand Jean-Martial, Kouamé Konan Didier, Yao Kouadio Jacques-Edouard, Fiéni Kouassi Kra Dimitri & Kone Daouda·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2021
Aims: The present study aims to evaluate the effect of potassium carbonate (58 p.c) on agronomic and phytosanitary parameters in tomato crops. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out from May to September 2020 at N'gattakro, a village near the international airpor...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2021/v43i830725
Data on tomato fitness improvement by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) remain patchy. The present study was initiated to evaluate the effect of the period of AMF inoculation as well as the level of mineral manure on tomato growth. The experiment took place from June to October...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2020/v13i330104
In Africa, cereals are major staple foods for the majority of the population. The cereal crop is not immune to the problem of salinity, which could threaten 10% of its world harvest. This work was undertaken to study the comparative effect of salinity on germination of three cere...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i430273
Aim: In Côte d'Ivoire, several food products are made from cassava. However, this production generates effluents such as wastewater responsible for soil, as well as water and air pollution. Meanwhile, cassava wastewater can be used as an inexpensive substrate for the production o...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/45488
Amari Ler-N’Ogn Dadé Georges Elisée, N’guessan Aya Carine, Bomisso Edson Lezin, Kouakou Tanoh Hilaire, Ake Sévérin & Kone Daouda·Microbiology Research Journal International·2018
Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum still constitutes tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) economical disease in the world. This disease is favored by very humid soils and high temperatures. Genetic control currently used is the most effective strategy. Disease control in cr...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/38917
Côte d'Ivoire is the third largest supplier of mangoes to the European Union. However, its export to the European market is prone to significant losses due to its perishable nature. This problem prompted this study, which aims to improve the quality of mangoes exported to cold ro...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2025/v34i41007
Yao Kouadio Jacques-Edouard, KOUADIO Kouadio Y. Henoc, Kouamé Konan Didier, KASSI Koffi F. Jean-Martial, KONE K. Noël, Sorho Fatogoma & Kone Daouda·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2025
Background and Objective: Cassava is an important crop for the Ivorian population. However, yields are relatively low. This low productivity is due to cassava root rots, which are sometimes caused by bacteria. The general objective was to identify the main bacterial diseases resp...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2025/v40i12191
YAO Kouadio Jacques Edouard, N’GUESSAN Patrick Henri, Tuo Seydou, GUINAGUI N’Doua Bertrand, Camara Brahima, Kassi Koffi Fernand Jean-Martial & Kone Daouda·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2025
Banana Sigatoka, caused by Mycosphaerella fijiensis, severely impacts banana production in Côte d'Ivoire. This study evaluates the susceptibility of M. fijiensis isolates to mefentrifluconazole, a new triazole fungicide, compared to difenoconazole. In vitro tests on 17 isolates f...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2025/v40i12190
Kouassi Kouassi Virgile, Kouamé Konan Didier, Johnson Félicia, Yao Kouadio Jacques-Edouard, Ble-Binaté Nozéné, Koné Klinnanga Noël & Kone Daouda·Journal of Applied Life Sciences International·2023
This study is part of the search for means and methods of sustainable control of Eldana saccharina, the main pest of sugarcane cultivation in Côte d'Ivoire. Despite efforts to control the pest through the selection of resistant varieties, the cultivation of healthy cuttings and t...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2023/v26i6625
Ouattara Dadjo, Kouamé Konan Didier, Johnson Félicia, Kassi Koffi Fernand Jean Martial, Yao Kouadio Jacques-Edouard, Yao Kouakou & Kone Daouda·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2022
Study Design and Objectives: Sugar cane production is threatened by the devastating action of the larval populations of Eldana saccharina Walker. Faced with this situation, the search for sustainable control solutions is a major challenge for sugar producers. This study contribut...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i4367
Yao Kouadio Jacques-Edouard, Kouamé Konan Didier, Kouame Koffi Gaston, Kassi Koffi Fernand Jean-Martial, N’guessan Aya Carine, Camara Brahima & Kone Daouda·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2020
The sugarcane smut disease caused by Sporisorium scitamineum occurs in all production areas. In order to contribute to the management of this disease, a study was carried out in vitro conditions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antifungal efficacy and to determine the i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2020/v5i230094
N’guessan Aya Carine, Kouamé Konan Didier, Kassi Koffi Fernand Jean-Martial, Kouame Koffi Gaston, Konan Dawa Richard, Yao Kouadio Jacques-Edouard & Kone Daouda·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2019
Aims: The present investigations describes bactericidal potential of essential oil for management of Xanthomonas albilineans (Ashby. 1929) Dowson 1943, pathogen responsible for sugarcane Leaf scald disease in Côte d'Ivoire. Study Design: the study was conducted at the Ferké 1 sug...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v41i130388
Aims: Examine the effect of salt stress on the germination stage on the physiological behaviour of three leguminous grown in Côte d’Ivoire. Methodology: The study was carried out in the plant physiology laboratory of University Félix HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY at a temperature of 25°C. The...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/44737
Kouamé Konan Didier, N’guessan Aya Carine, Kassi Koffi Fernand Jean-Martial, Kouame Koffi Gaston, Yao Kouadio Jacques-Edouard, Yobouet Aya Ange Naté, Kone Daouda & Zouzou Michel·South Asian Research Journal of Natural Products·2018
Aims: Sugarcane, Saccharum officinarum (Poaceae) is an important industrial crop in Côte d’Ivoire. However, many biotic constraints such as smut du to Sporisorium scitamineum lead to yield limitation. The management of this pathogen includes thermotherapy, which is not always eff...
Kouakou Tanoh Hilaire, Bolou-Bi Bolou Antoine, Soko Dago Faustin, Coulibaly Souleymane, Kouakou Kouakou Laurent, Koné Tchoa & Kone Daouda·Microbiology Research Journal International·2015
Evaluation of the antagonistic activity of some Trichoderma species by direct confrontation method was used in this study. The mycoparasitism inhibitory effects of Trichoderma species on the growth of the causal agent of cotton Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/20518
N'guessan Henri Patrick, YAO Kouadio Jacques Edouard, Kassi Koffi Jean Fernand Martial, Amari Ler-N’Ogn Dadé Georges, Kouamé Konan Didier, Diawara Issa, Kouame Koffi Gaston & Kone Daouda·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2026
Tomato cultivation (Solanum lycopersicum L.) plays an important role in Côte d'Ivoire's agricultural system and local economy, contributing to food security and producer incomes. However, despite the use of chemical inputs and organic fertilisers, yields remain below national dem...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i42385
Kouamé Konan Didier, Kassi Koffi Fernand Jean-Martial, Yao Kouadio Jacques-Edouard, Koné Klinnanga Noël, EPONON Eboua Christophe, KOUADIO Kouadio Yann Henoc, Sorho Fatogoma & Kone Daouda·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2025
Root rot of cassava tubers, Manihot esculenta Crantz, has become a scourge that devastates plantations and limits production in Côte d'Ivoire. The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution of cassava root rot on the one hand, and to assess the incidence and severity o...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42253
N'GUESSAN Patrick Henri, Camara Brahima, M'Bo Kacou Antoine Alban, Kouamé Konan Didier, YAO Kouadio Jacques Edouard, Kassi Koffi Jean Fernand Martial, ZION Bah Franck, KANGA N' guessan Martial & Kone Daouda·Biotechnology Journal International·2025
Ivory Coast produces nearly 2 million tons, which represents 15% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), more than 50% of exports and provides seven million jobs to Ivorians. However, its production is severely limited by the brown rot disease of cocoa pods. In order to increase pro...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i3778
Pink cocoa disease, long considered a minor disease in ivorian cocoa farming, has become a major problem for cocoa production, especially in the Nawa region (Soubre), one of the main cocoa-producing areas in Côte d'Ivoire. The disease is characterized by the appearance of spots o...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2023/v45i122274
In Côte d’Ivoire, the craze for market gardening is due, in large part, to the high demand of vegetables in urban markets especially during off-season periods. However, the yields are subject to the destructive action of dreadful enemies of such crops, including the pathogenic fu...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/23681
Black pod disease is a major constraint to cocoa production in Côte d'Ivoire. Varietal selection and fungicide treatments are the principal means of control. Fungicide Ridomil Gold 66 WP (6% Metalaxyl and 60% copper oxide) is commonly used. This study aimed at evaluating the effe...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2022/v44i112068
Kanga N'guessan Martial, CHÉRIF Mamadou, Koné Tchoa, Sanogo Souleymane, Kanga Ahou Nadia, Tuo Seydou, Affery Arthur Martin, Kassi Koffi Jean Fernand Martial, Bomisso Edson Lezin, Camara Brahima, Sorho Fatogoma, Dick Acka Emmanuel & Kone Daouda·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2020
Pineapple has several types of organs that can be used for its multiplication. Its natural multiplication is particularly slow, as it is necessarily vegetative because the species is self-sterile (on average 2 suckers per strain in six months). The supply of pineapple rejects is...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2020/v13i230097