Does varying cowpea spacing provide better protection against cowpea pests?

Crop Protection

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 465-471

  Asiwe, J A N ^a,e   Nokoe, S ^b   Jackai, L E N ^c   Ewete, F K ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^c TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^e Carolyn House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cowpea infestation; Damage; Insect pests; Nelder fan design; Plant spacing; Yield

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; PEST CONTROL; PEST DAMAGE; SPACING; YIELD;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS CRACCIVORA; FABRICIUS; FRANKLINIELLA TRITICI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MARUCA; MARUCA VITRATA; MEGALUROTHRIPS; MEGALUROTHRIPS SJOSTEDTI; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 15244354022     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2004.09.014     Document Type: Article

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