Maize cob rot in Kenya and its association with stalk borer damage

Crop Protection

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 297-300

  Ajanga, S ^a   Hillocks, R J ^b  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Busseola fusca; Cob rot; Fusarium moniliforme; Maize; Mycotoxin; Stalk borer

Indexed keywords

CROP PLANT; FUNGAL DISEASE; PEST DAMAGE;

KENYA;

EID: 0034123573     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(00)00020-X     Document Type: Article

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