Artem' ev M M (1985) Contribution to the fauna of sandflies (Phlebotominae) of the People's Republic of Mozambique. Parazitologiya, 19(6): 464-469.
Sandflies belonging to 4 species of the genus Sergentomyia were collected from hollows and cracks in baobabs [Adansonia digitata] and rodent burrows near Tete, Mozambique, in March 1983. Descriptions are given of the females and males of S. congolensis [S. bedfordi], S. zumpti and S. teteica sp. n. and of the male of a species of Sergentomyia presumed to belong to the subgenus Capensomyia. Only the first species had previously been recorded from Mozambique.
Grand A le and Le Grand A (1989) Anti-infectious phytotherapies of the tree-savanna, Senegal (West Africa) III: a summary of the phytochemical substances and the antimicrobial activity of 43 species. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 25(3): 315-338
The results of a literature survey of the ethnobotanical and pharmacological data concerning 43 species used by the Diola against fungal and bacterial infections are presented. The plants, their medicinal uses, known constituents and antimicrobial activities are listed. The traditional uses of 10 species (Adansonia digitata, Azadirachta indica, Carica papaya, Cassia tora, Fagara [Zanthoxylum] leprieurii, Guiera senegalensis, Khaya senegalensis, Mangifera indica, Psidium guajava and Voacanga africana) were clearly associated with the presence of pharmacologically-active substances.
Okaisabor E K, Gorenz A M, Adegbola M O K, Okusanya B A M and Adebayo A A (1971) Annual Report of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria 1969-70. Ibadania, Niger: 1971. 163 pp.
Reports of the Plant Path. Div. (35-63) include the following:.a. E.K. OKAISABOR found that leaf litter was effective in delaying outbreaks of Phytophthora palmivora by acting as a barrier between pods and soil inoculum. Insects are important in disease build up by spreading inocula from sporulating lesions. Work on the fungal succession on pods and the probable elimination of P. palmivora by saprophytes is described. A.M. GORENZ reports on the inactivation of P. sporangia by drying, the effect of depth of wounding on pod rot development, and field spraying for control.b. B.A.M. OKUSANYA, in further work on herbaceous hosts of cacao swollen shoot virus, showed that virus transmitted to cowpea var. New Era could then be sap inoculated to baobab (Adansonia digitata) seedlings. M.O.K. ADEGBOLA discusses trials for tolerance of CSSV and the selection of cacao. A preliminary survey of a tumour disease of cacao indicates that the tumours are symptoms caused by a mixture of CSSV strs. acting synergistically. Work on the isolation of an Ilaro isolate of CSSV continued.c. OKUSANYA reports on a disease of kola (Cola nitida) in W. Nigeria, attacking the stems and leaves and causing profuse flushing and dwarfing of leaves; it was not sap or graft transmissable. A.A. ADEBAYO compares 3 methods for the detection of Fomes root diseases of kola.
Taylor D P, Netscher C and Germani G (1978) Adansonia digitata (Baobab), a newly discovered host for Meloidogyne sp. and Rotylenchulus reniformis: agricultural implications. Plant Disease Reporter, 62(3): 276-277.
Baobab, Adansonia digitata, was found for the first time to be a host of Meloidogyne sp., and Rotylenchulus reniformis in Senegal. The implications of baobab as an inoculum source of these nematodes in newly developed agricultural enterprises in semi-arid areas of Africa are briefly discussed.