Potential of sandbox, Hura crepitans L. seed oil for protection of cowpea seeds from Callosobruchus maculatus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) infestation

Zeitschrift fur Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 602-610

  Adedire, C O ^a   Ajayi, O E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Callosobruchus maculatus; Cowpea seeds; Hura crepitans; Sandbox seed oil

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPETITIVENESS; EMERGENCE; MORTALITY; OIL; OVIPOSITION;

BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; HURA CREPITANS; INSECTA;

EID: 0346305201     PISSN: 03408159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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