Laboratory and field studies on the effect of natural control measures against insect pests in stored maize in Ethiopia

Zeitschrift fur Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 156-172

  Tadesse, A ^a   Basedow, Th ^b  

^a ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diatomaceous earth; Ethiopia; Oils; Pest control; Plant powders; Sitophilus; Storage pests; Stored maize; Wood ash

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; MAIZE; STORAGE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES; CURCULIONIDAE; ERAGROSTIS TEF; GUIZOTIA; HELIANTHUS; INSECTA; SESAMUM INDICUM; SITOPHILUS; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 17644398775     PISSN: 03408159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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