Yield of maize in relation to natural field infestations and damage by lepidopteran borers in the forest and forest/savanna transition zones of Cameroon

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 183-192

  Ndemah, R ^a   Schulthess, F ^b  

^a Institut de la Recherche Agronomique   (Cameroon)

^b Plant Health Management Division PHMD Biological Control Center for Africa International Institute of Tropical Agriculture IITA   (Benin)

Author keywords

Busseola fusca; Carbofuran; Eldana saccharina; Maize; Mussidia nigrivenella; Sesamia calamistis; Stemborer; Yield loss

Indexed keywords

BUSSEOLA FUSCA; CRYPTOPHLEBIA LEUCOTRETA; ELDANA SACCHARINA; MUSSIDIA NIGRIVENELLA; NOCTUIDAE; PYRALIDAE; SESAMIA CALAMISTIS; TORTRICIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 17144415821     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1742758400012030     Document Type: Article

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