{"id":15951,"date":"2026-06-20T12:47:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/new-book-showcases-50-years-of-iitas-plant-health-research\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T20:21:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:21:23","slug":"new-book-showcases-50-years-of-iitas-plant-health-research","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/new-book-showcases-50-years-of-iitas-plant-health-research\/","title":{"rendered":"New book showcases 50 years of IITA\u2019s plant health research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4304\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4304 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Front-cover-of-the-new-title-from-Burleigh-Dodds-Science-Publishing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"420\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4304\" \/>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-4304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Front cover of the new title from\nBurleigh Dodds Science Publishing.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nOver the past 50 years,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">IITA<\/a>\u00a0has been at the fore of research on plant health issues in Africa ranging from the safe handling and movement of germplasm and seed to identifying and managing threats to crops in the region. These play a major role in the overall food production of the continent, affecting both quality and quantity of crop yields. These plant health issues are the focus of a new book from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bdspublishing.com\/\">Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing<\/a>\u00a0titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.bdspublishing.com\/store\/bds\/detail\/workgroup\/3-190-72776\">Critical issues in plant health: 50 years of research in African agriculture<\/a>,\u201d which will be released on 31 January.\n\nThis collection focuses on plant health issues in sub-Saharan Africa which are key to improving yields and summarizes 50 years of research on plant health by IITA to improve the health of crops in Africa. The book also reviews ways of improving the health of key African crops such as cassava, maize, and grain legumes, and brings together leading experts on plant health in sub-Saharan Africa to review progress in dealing with the range of biotic threats faced by African farmers.\n\nThe book is edited by Benin-based IITA Emeritus Scientist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/neuenschwander-peter\/\">Peter Neuenschwander<\/a>, who is also the former Director of IITA\u2019s Plant Health Management Division and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/tamo-manuele\/\">Manuele Tam\u00f2<\/a>, Insect Ecologist and IITA-Benin Country Representative.\n\nThe outline of the book is broadly divided into four parts, namely: Managing threats to plant health; Plant health in practice: Managing threats to key African crops; Integrated pest management: Putting it all together and exchange of knowledge with farmers; and Conclusions and future challenges.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7hY_oM8XawI&amp;t\">Speaking in the lead-up to the book release<\/a>, Francis Dodds, Editorial Director at Burleigh Dodds stated: \u201cAs you might know, IITA has been a particular pioneer in biological control, starting with programs against the cassava mealybug and the cassava green mite. IITA has been a world leader in the use of entomopathogenic fungi against locusts and grasshoppers and the use of entomopathogenic viruses to combat pests of cowpea, for example.\u201d\n\nDodds also quoted the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantprotection.org\/\">International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences<\/a>\u00a0President,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.plantprotection.org\/About\/OrganisationalStructure\/BoardMembers\/GeoffNorton.aspx\">Prof Geoff Norton<\/a>, who noted that \u201cThis book should be essential reading for those involved in all aspects of plant health in tropical agriculture, as well as elsewhere.\u201d\n\nThis new book aims to be a standard reference on improving the management of pests and diseases in developing countries. 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