Vertebrate and insect pests and hemi-parasitic plants of Parkia biglobosa and Vitellaria paradoxa in Nigeria

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-59

  Odebiyi, J A ^a   Bada, S O ^a   Omoloye, A A ^a   Awodoyin, R O ^a   Oni, P I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cirina forda; Epomops frangueti; Tapinanthus

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITIC PLANT; PEST CONTROL; VERTEBRATE;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

AVES; CIRINA FORDA; CUCULIDAE; EPOMOPS; FORDA; GALLIFORMES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; SATURNIIDAE; SCIURIDAE; TAPINANTHUS; VERTEBRATA; VITELLARIA PARADOXA;

EID: 0942267977     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AGFO.0000009404.96034.58     Document Type: Conference Paper

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