Screening of cowpeas for resistance to the flower bud thrips, Megalurothrips sjostedti trybom (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1621-1624

  Abudulai, Mumuni ^a   Salifu, A B ^a   Haruna, Mohammed ^a  

^a Savanna Agricultural Research Institute   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Cowpea cultivars; Damage rating; Megalurothrips sjostedti; Resistance; Thrips; Yield loss

Indexed keywords

COWPEA CULTIVARS; FLOWER BUDS; IN-FIELD; MEGALUROTHRIPS SJOSTEDTI; THRIPS; YIELD LOSS;

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33750494911     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2006.1621.1624     Document Type: Article

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