Effect of planting date of maize on damage and yield loss caused by the stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Lesotho

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 180-185

  Ebenebe, A A ^a   van den Berg, J ^b   van der Linde, T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b ARC GRAIN CROPS INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Busseola fusca; Lesotho; Maize; Planting date; Yield loss

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; MAIZE; PEST DAMAGE; SOWING DATE;

LESOTHO;

BUSSEOLA FUSCA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; PAPAIPEMA NEBRIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033502846     PISSN: 02571862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02571862.1999.10635007     Document Type: Article

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