Reduction of stemborer damage by intercropping maize with cow pea

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-19

  Skovgård, Henrik ^a,c   Päts, Peeter ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c Danish Pest Infestation Laboratory   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chilo orichalcociliellus; Chilo partellus; Multiple regression model; Sesamia calamistis; Yield loss

Indexed keywords

COWPEA; INTERCROPPING; MAIZE; PEST DAMAGE; STEM BORER;

KENYA;

CHILO ORICHALCOCILIELLUS; CHILO PARTELLUS; FABACEAE; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; POACEAE; PYRALIDAE; SESAMIA CALAMISTIS; VIGNA UNGUICULATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030619457     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(96)01114-0     Document Type: Article

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