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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
48
Citations
8084
World Ranking
2423
National Ranking
5

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Botany

His scientific interests lie mostly in Agronomy, Stemborer, Desmodium, Intercropping and Striga. His work on Striga hermonthica and Pest control as part of general Agronomy study is frequently connected to Pennisetum purpureum, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. His Stemborer research is classified as research in Chilo.

His Intercropping research incorporates themes from Crop and Monocropping. Charles A. O. Midega has included themes like Agroforestry and Agriculture in his Striga study. While the research belongs to areas of Agroforestry, Charles A. O. Midega spends his time largely on the problem of Trap crop, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Melinis minutiflora and Crop protection.

His most cited work include:

  • Chemical ecology and conservation biological control (191 citations)
  • Maize landraces recruit egg and larval parasitoids in response to egg deposition by a herbivore (161 citations)
  • Exploiting phytochemicals for developing a ‘push–pull’ crop protection strategy for cereal farmers in Africa (130 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Stemborer, Striga, Desmodium and Agriculture. In the subject of general Agronomy, his work in Striga hermonthica, Trap crop and Crop is often linked to Pennisetum purpureum, thereby combining diverse domains of study. The Stemborer study combines topics in areas such as Parasitism, Poaceae and Olfactometer.

His Striga research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Agroforestry, Weed control, Cash crop and Agricultural science. His Desmodium research incorporates elements of Intercropping and Sorghum. His work in the fields of Food security overlaps with other areas such as Push pull.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (54.21%)
  • Stemborer (34.58%)
  • Striga (28.97%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Agronomy (54.21%)
  • Stemborer (34.58%)
  • Integrated pest management (17.76%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Charles A. O. Midega mainly investigates Agronomy, Stemborer, Integrated pest management, Agriculture and Striga. In general Agronomy, his work in Desmodium, Brachiaria and Sorghum is often linked to Fall armyworm linking many areas of study. His research brings together the fields of Intercropping and Desmodium.

His Stemborer study is concerned with the field of Chilo as a whole. His studies examine the connections between Integrated pest management and genetics, as well as such issues in PEST analysis, with regards to Infestation and Pest control. His Striga research focuses on Striga hermonthica in particular.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A climate-adapted push-pull system effectively controls fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith), in maize in East Africa (92 citations)
  • Agro-ecological options for fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda JE Smith) management: Providing low-cost, smallholder friendly solutions to an invasive pest. (49 citations)
  • Genetic variation and host-parasite specificity of Striga resistance and tolerance in rice: the need for predictive breeding. (26 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Agriculture
  • Botany
  • Ecology

Charles A. O. Midega spends much of his time researching Agronomy, Integrated pest management, Stemborer, Sorghum and Striga. His research on Agronomy focuses in particular on Desmodium. His study in Desmodium is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Companion planting, Crop, Sowing and Intercropping.

His Integrated pest management study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Agriculture and Mixed farming. The study incorporates disciplines such as Bioassay, Gene, Elicitor and Olfactometer in addition to Stemborer. The various areas that he examines in his Striga study include Horticulture and Virulence.

Best Publications

  • A climate-adapted push-pull system effectively controls fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith), in maize in East Africa

    Charles A.O. Midega;Jimmy O. Pittchar;John A. Pickett;Girma W. Hailu

  • Achieving food security for one million sub-Saharan African poor through push–pull innovation by 2020

    Zeyaur R. Khan;Charles A. O. Midega;Jimmy O. Pittchar;Alice W. Murage

  • Agro-ecological options for fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda JE Smith) management: Providing low-cost, smallholder friendly solutions to an invasive pest.

    Rhett D. Harrison;Christian Thierfelder;Frédéric Baudron;Peter Chinwada

  • Chemical ecology and conservation biological control

    Zeyaur R. Khan;David G. James;Charles A.O. Midega;John A. Pickett

  • Exploiting phytochemicals for developing a ‘push–pull’ crop protection strategy for cereal farmers in Africa

    Zeyaur R. Khan;Charles A. O. Midega;Toby J. A. Bruce;Antony M. Hooper

  • Push-pull farming systems.

    John A Pickett;Christine M Woodcock;Charles A O Midega;Zeyaur R Khan

  • Maize landraces recruit egg and larval parasitoids in response to egg deposition by a herbivore

    Amanuel Tamiru;Toby J. A. Bruce;Christine M. Woodcock;John C. Caulfield

  • Effects of agroforestry on pest, disease and weed control: A meta-analysis

    Lorena Pumariño;Gudeta Weldesemayat Sileshi;Sofia Gripenberg;Riikka Kaartinen

  • Push—pull technology: a conservation agriculture approach for integrated management of insect pests, weeds and soil health in Africa

    Zeyaur Khan;Charles Midega;Jimmy Pittchar;John Pickett

  • On-farm evaluation of the 'push-pull' technology for the control of stemborers and striga weed on maize in western Kenya

    Zeyaur R. Khan;Charles A.O. Midega;David M. Amudavi;Ahmed Hassanali

  • Combined control of Striga hermonthica and stemborers by maize-Desmodium spp. intercrops

    Zeyaur R. Khan;John A. Pickett;Lester J. Wadhams;Ahmed Hassanali

  • Evaluation of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) varieties for use as trap plants for the management of African stemborer (Busseola fusca) in a push–pull strategy

    Zeyaur R. Khan;Charles A. O. Midega;Lester J. Wadhams;John A. Pickett

  • Managing storage pests of maize: Farmers' knowledge, perceptions and practices in western Kenya

    Charles A.O. Midega;Alice W. Murage;Jimmy O. Pittchar;Zeyaur R. Khan

  • Assessment of the potential of Napier grass ( Pennisetum purpureum ) varieties as trap plants for management of Chilo partellus

    Zeyaur R. Khan;Charles A.O. Midega;Nicholas J. Hutter;Richard M. Wilkins

  • Push-Pull: Chemical Ecology-Based Integrated Pest Management Technology

    Zeyaur Khan;Charles A. O. Midega;Antony Hooper;John Pickett

  • Climate-adapted companion cropping increases agricultural productivity in East Africa

    Charles A.O. Midega;Toby J.A. Bruce;John A. Pickett;Jimmy O. Pittchar

  • Is quality more important than quantity? Insect behavioural responses to changes in a volatile blend after stemborer oviposition on an African grass.

    Toby J. A. Bruce;Charles A. O. Midega;Michael A. Birkett;John A. Pickett

  • Assessment of Different Legumes for the Control of Striga hermonthica in Maize and Sorghum

    Zeyaur R. Khan;Charles A. O. Midega;Ahmed Hassanali;John A. Pickett

  • Farmers' perceptions of a 'push-pull' technology for control of cereal stemborers and Striga weed in western Kenya

    Zeyaur R. Khan;David M. Amudavi;David M. Amudavi;Charles A.O. Midega;Japhether M. Wanyama

  • Determinants of adoption of climate-smart push-pull technology for enhanced food security through integrated pest management in eastern Africa

    A. W. Murage;C. A. O. Midega;J. O. Pittchar;J. A. Pickett

  • Economic performance of the ‘push–pull’ technology for stemborer and Striga control in smallholder farming systems in western Kenya

    Zeyaur R. Khan;Charles A.O. Midega;Esther M. Njuguna;Esther M. Njuguna;David M. Amudavi;David M. Amudavi

Frequent Co-Authors

Zeyaur R. Khan
Zeyaur R. Khan International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
John A. Pickett
John A. Pickett Cardiff University
Toby J. A. Bruce
Toby J. A. Bruce Keele University
Michael A. Birkett
Michael A. Birkett Rothamsted Research
Christine M. Woodcock
Christine M. Woodcock Rothamsted Research
Ahmed Hassanali
Ahmed Hassanali Kenyatta University
Sevgan Subramanian
Sevgan Subramanian International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
Julie D. Scholes
Julie D. Scholes University of Sheffield
Mattias Jonsson
Mattias Jonsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Miguel Borges
Miguel Borges Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation

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