Damage by the fruit borer Nephopterix sp. and other factors in sheanut tree, and their distribution in northern Ghana

Tropical Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-34

  Dwomoh, Emmanuel Agyemang ^a  

^a New Tafo Akim   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; Infestation; Losses; Nephopterix; Physiological disorders; Shea

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; NEPHOPTERIX;

EID: 3242702438     PISSN: 00413291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ts.128     Document Type: Article

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