Pest management in cowpea. Part 2. Integrating planting time, plant density and insecticide application for management of cowpea field insect pests in eastern Uganda

Crop Protection

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 237-245

  Karungi, J ^a   Adipala, E ^a   Kyamanywa, S ^a   Ogenga Latigo, M W ^a   Oyobo, N ^b   Jackai, L E N ^c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b District Agriculture Office   (Uganda)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cowpea; Grain yield; Marginal returns; Pest management strategy

Indexed keywords

CROPPING PRACTICE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE;

UGANDA;

EID: 0034112355     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(00)00014-4     Document Type: Article

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