Determination of damage-yield loss relationships and economic injury levels of flower thrips on cowpea in eastern Uganda

Crop Protection

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 911-915

  Nabirye, J ^a   Nampala, P ^a   Kyamanywa, S ^a   Ogenga Latigo, M W ^a   Wilson, H ^b   Adipala, E ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action thresholds; Cowpea yields; Economic injury levels (EILs); Thrips

Indexed keywords

CROP DAMAGE; INJURY; INSECTICIDE; PEST DAMAGE; PEST SPECIES;

(EAST); UGANDA;

FRANKLINIELLA TRITICI; MEGALUROTHRIPS; MEGALUROTHRIPS SJOSTEDTI; THRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 0042913204     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(03)00086-3     Document Type: Article

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