Interactions of fertilizer, cultivar selection, and infestation by cowpea aphid (aphididae) on growth and yield of cowpeas

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 307-312

  Annan, I Billy ^a   Ampong Nyarko, K ^b   Tingey, Ward M ^c   Schaefers, George A ^c  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aphis craccivora; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Plant yield parameters; Resistant cowpea cultivar; Vigna unguiculata

Indexed keywords

EID: 3342911521     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096708797228627     Document Type: Article

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