The sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] is considered one of the most important crops
in the world as food, fodder, and raw material for starch and alcohol production. Sweet …

Introduction Fractional operators find their applications in several scientific and engineering
processes. We consider a fractional guava fruit model involving a non-local additionally non …

This article investigates the existence theory, exact solutions, and the unique solutions of
physical problems. In this study the well-known Selkov–Schnakenberg system of coupled …

Understanding how climate change might influence the distribution and abundance of crop
pests is fundamental for the development and the implementation of pest management …

The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith), is an invasive pest threatening crop
production and food security worldwide. High concerns are linked to the potential …

As a raw material for ethanol, the production of sugarcane in Brazil is a very important and
profitable agribusiness sector. In the last decades, with the prohibition of burning cane fields …

Plutella xylostella, commonly called Diamondback moth (DBM), a highly destructive and
rapidly spreading agricultural pest originally from Europe. This pest poses a significant …

Pest management, based on biological control, has drawn attention from several research
groups, due to the exclusion of chemical pesticides, which have debilitating outcomes, both …

We develop a model to evaluate the profitability of controlling rodent damage by placing
barn owl nesting boxes in agricultural areas. The model incorporates the spatial patterns of …

Coffee rust is one of the main diseases that affect coffee plantations worldwide (Cressey,
2013 [10]). This causes an important economic impact in the coffee production industry in …