Utilisation of wild gramineous plants for management of cereal stemborers in Africa

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 143-150

  Khan, Z R ^a   Chiliswa, P ^b   Ampong Nyarko, K ^c   Smart, L E ^d   Polaszek, A ^a   Wandera, J ^b   Mulaa, M A ^c,d  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c An Institute of CAB International   (United Kingdom)

^d KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Alternate hosts; Habitat management; Trap plants; Wild hosts

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001762607     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1742758400022268     Document Type: Article

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