Abundance of insect pests and their effects on biomass yields of single vs. multi-species planted fallows

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 93-102

  Girma, H ^a   Rao, M R ^a,b   Day, R ^c   Ogol, C K P O ^d  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b Africa Regional Centre ^*  (India)

^c CAB International   (Kenya)

^d KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Amphicallia pactolicus; Crotalaria; Kenya; Mesoplatys ochroptera; Sesbania; Tephrosia

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; FALLOW; INSECT; LEGUME; PEST SPECIES; SHRUB; YIELD;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CROTALARIA; CROTALARIA GRAHAMIANA; HEXAPODA; HILDA PATRUELIS; INSECTA; MESOPLATYS OCHROPTERA; SESBANIA; SESBANIA SESBAN; TEPHROSIA; TEPHROSIA VOGELII;

EID: 33749013828     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-006-9000-2     Document Type: Article

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