Published in Phytopathology · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers used mathematical modeling to understand maize lethal necrosis, a devastating plant disease in sub-Saharan Africa. The study found that rotating crops and controlling insects can provide effective disease control, but limited control is achievable by resource-poor farmers.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Mathematical biology tackles destructive plant virus National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) · Jun 20, 2017 · first to report
- Fighting a destructive crop disease with mathematics University of Cambridge · Jun 20, 2017