The effect of the indigenous cultural practices of in-ground storage and piecemeal harvesting of sweetpotato on yield and quality losses caused by sweetpotato weevil in Uganda

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 191-200

  Smit, Nicole E J M ^a  

^a International Potato Center   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Cultural control; Cylas spp.; Sweetpotato weevil; Traditional cultural practices; Uganda

Indexed keywords

FOOD STORAGE; HARVESTING; HARVESTING SYSTEM; PEST CONTROL; PEST DAMAGE; STORAGE; SWEET POTATO; SWEET-POTATO WEEVIL; YIELD LOSS;

UGANDA;

COLEOPTERA; CONVOLVULACEAE; CURCULIONIDAE; CYLAS BRUNNEUS; CYLAS PUNCTICOLLIS; IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 0030815866     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(97)00022-4     Document Type: Article

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