Publications

Khan ZR, Ampong-Nyarko K, Chiliswa P, Hassanali A, Kimani S, Lwande W, Overholt WA, Pickett JA, Smart LE, Wadhams LJ, Woodcock CM. 1997. Intercropping increases parasitism of pests. Nature (London) 388: 631-632.

Khan ZR, Chiliswa P, Ampong-Nyarko K, Smart LE, Polaszek A, Wandera J, Mulaa MA. 1997. Utilisation of wild gramineous plants for management of cereal stemborers in Africa. Insect Science and its Application 17: 143-150

Khan ZR, Pickett JA, Van den Berg J, Wadhams LJ, Woodcock CM. 2000. Exploiting chemical ecology and species diversity: Stemborer and Striga control for maize and sorghum in Africa. Pest Management Science 56: 957-962.

Kimani SM, Chhabra SC, Lwande W, Khan ZR, Hassanali A, Pickett JA. 2000. Airborne volatiles from Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv., a non-host plant of the spotted stemborer. Journal of Essential Oil Research 12: 221-224.

Khan ZR, Pickett JA, Wadhams L, Muyekho F. 2001. Habitat management for the control of cereal stemborers in maize in Kenya. Insect Science and its Application 21: 375-380

Kfir R, Overholt WA, Khan ZR, Polaszek A. 2002. Biology and management of economically important cereal stemborers in Africa. Annual Review of Entomology 47: 701-31.

Khan ZR, Hassanali A, Khamis TM, Overholt WA, Hooper AM, Pickett JA, Wadhams LJ, Woodcock CM. 2002. Control of the witchweed, Striga hermonthica, by intercropping with Desmodium spp., and the mechanism defined as allelopathic. Journal of Chemical Ecology 28: 1871-1885.

Tsanuo MK, Hassanali A, Hooper AM, Khan ZR, Kaberia F, Pickett JA, Wadhams LJ. 2003. Isoflavanones from the allelopathic aqueous root exudates of Desmodium uncinatum. Phytochemistry 64: 265-273.

Midega CAO, Khan ZR. 2003. Habitat management system and its impact on diversity and abundance of maize stemborer predators in western Kenya. Insect Science and its Application 23: 301-308

Mohamed HM, Khan ZR, Overholt WA, Elizabeth DK. 2004. Behaviour and biology of Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on maize and wild gramineous plants. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 24: 287-297.

Midega CAO, Khan ZR, Van den Berg J, Ogol CKPO. 2005. Habitat management and its impact on maize stemborer colonisation and crop damage levels in Kenya and South Africa. African Entomology Journal 13: 333-340

Khan ZR, Midega CAO, Hutter NJ, Wilkins RM, Wadhams LJ. 2006. Assessment of the potential of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach) varieties as trap plants for management of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 119:15-22

Midega CAO, Khan ZR, Van den Berg J, Ogol CKPO, Pickett JA. 2006. Maize stemborer predator activity under push-pull system and Bt-maize: A potential component in managing Bt resistance. International Journal of Pest Management 52:1-10

Khan ZR, Pickett JA, Wadhams LJ, Hassanali A, Midega CAO. 2006. Combined control of Striga and stemborers in maize-Desmodium spp. intercrops. Crop Protection 25: 989-995.

Kalule T, Khan ZR, Bigirwa G, Alupo J, Okanya S, Pickett JA, Wadhams LJ. 2006. Farmersperceptions of importance, control practices and alternative hosts of maize stemborers in Uganda. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 26: 71-77.

Chamberlain, K., Birkett, M. A., Khan, Z. R., Pickett, J. A., Toshova, T., Wadhams, L. J., Woodcock, C. M., 2006. Electrophysiological responses of the lepidopterous stemborers Chilo partellus and Busseola fusca to the volatiles from wild and cultivated host plants. Journal of Chemical Ecology 32: 2475- 2487

Khan ZR, Midega CAO, Hassanali A, Pickett JA, Wadhams LJ, Wanjoya A. 2006. Management of witchweed, Striga hermonthica, and stemborers in sorghum, Sorghum bicolor, through intercropping with greenleaf desmodium, Desmodium intortum. International Journal of Pest Management 52: 297-302

Cook SM, Khan ZR, Pickett JA. 2007. The use of "push-pull" strategies in integrated pest management. Annual Review of Entomology 52: 375-400.

Mohamed HM, Khan ZR, Mueke JM, Hassanali A, Kairu E, Pickett JA. 2007. Behaviour and biology of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) on Striga hermonthica infested and un-infested maize plants.

Gohole L.S., Overholt W.A., Khan Z.R., Pickett J.A., Vet L.E.M., 2003. Effects of molasses grass, Melinis minutiflora volatiles on the foraging behavior of the cereal stemborer parasitoid, Cotesia sesamiae. Journal of Chemical Ecology 29: 731-745.

Gohole L.S., Overholt W.A., Khan Z.R., Pickett J.A., Vet L.E.M., 2003. Role of volatiles emitted by host and non-host plants in the foraging behaviour of Dentichasmias busseolae, a pupal parasitoid of the spotted stemborer Chilo partellus. Entomologia Experimentails et Applicata 107: 1-9.

Gohole L.S., Overholt W.A., Khan Z.R., Pickett J.A., Vet L.E.M., 2005. Close-range host searching behavior of the stemborer parasitoids Cotesia sesamiae and Dentichasmias busseolae: influence of a non-host plant Melinis minutiflora. Journal of Insect Behaviour 18: 149-169.

Khan ZR, Midega CAO, Hassanali A, Pickett JA, Wadhams LJ. 2007. Assessment of different legumes for the control of witchweed , Striga hermonthica in maize and sorghum. Crop Science 47, 728-734.

Pickett J.A., Bruce T.J.A., Chamberlain K., Hassanali A., Khan Z.R., Matthes M.C., Napier J.A., Smart L.E, Wadhams L.J., Woodcock C.M., 2006. Plant volatiles yielding new ways to exploit plant defence. In Dicke M., Takken W., (Eds.), Chemical ecology: from gene to ecosystem, Springer, Netherlands, pp 161-173.

Mohamed HM, Khan ZR, Mueke JM, Hassanali A, Kairu E, Pickett JA. 2007. Behaviour and biology of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) on Striga hermonthica infested and un-infested maize plants. Crop Protection 26: 998-1005.

Khan, Z.R., Pickett, J.A., 2004. The ‘push-pull’ strategy for stemborer management: a case study in exploiting biodiversity and chemical ecology. In Gurr, G. M., Wratten, S. D., Altieri, M.A. (Eds.), Ecological Engineering for Pest Management: Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods. CABI publishing, CABI, Wallingford, Oxon, United Kingdom, pp 155-164.

Khan Z.R., Hassanali A., Pickett J., 2006. Managing Polycropping to Enhance Soil System Productivity: A Case Study from Africa. In Uphoff N., Ball AS, Palm C., Fernandes E., Pretty J., Herren H., Sanchez P., Husson O., Sanginga N., Laing M., Thies J., (eds.), Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL. pp. 575-586.

Khan Z. R., Midega C. A. O., Wadhams L. J., Pickett J. A. and Mumuni A. (2007) 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. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 124, 201–211.

Khan Z. R., Midega C. A. O., Hassanali A., Pickett J. A. and Wadhams L. J. (2007) Assessment of
different legumes for the control of Striga hermonthica in maize and sorghum. Crop Science 47,
728–734.
Mohamed H. M., Khan Z. R., Mueke J. M., Hassanali A., Kairu E. and Pickett J. A. (2007)
Behaviour and biology of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) on Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. infested and
uninfested maize plants. Crop Protection 26, 998–1005.
Koji S., Khan Z. R. and Midega C. A. O. (2007) Field boundaries of Panicum maximum as a
reservoir for predators and a sink for Chilo partellus. Journal of Applied Entomology 131, 186–196.

Khan, Z. R., Midega, C. A. O., Hassanali, A. and Pickett, J. A. (2007). Field Developments on
Striga control by Desmodium Intercrops in a "Push-Pull" Strategy. Pages 241-252. In G.
Ejeta and J. Gressel (eds.) Integrating New Technologies for Striga Control: Towards Ending
the Witch-hunt. World Scientific Publishing Company. 345 pp.

Pickett, J. A., Khan, Z. R., Hassanali, A., and Hooper, A. M. (2007). Chemicals Involved in
Post-Germination Inhibition of Striga by Desmodium: Opportunities for Utilizing the
Associated Allelochemical Traits. Pages 61-70. In G. Ejeta and J. Gressel (eds.) Integrating
New Technologies for Striga Control: Towards Ending the Witch-hunt. World Scientific
Publishing Company. 345 pp.