Efficacy evaluation of plant powders from Cameroon as post-harvest grain protectants against the infestation of Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-36

  Nukenine, E N ^a,b   Adler, C ^a   Reichmuth, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Grain protectants; Lippia; Plectranthus; Powder; Steganotaenia

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FOOD STORAGE; MAIZE; MORTALITY; PEST CONTROL;

ADAMAOUA; AFRICA; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS SALIGNA; LIPPIA; LIPPIA ADOENSIS; PLECTRANTHUS; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; STEGANOTAENIA; STEGANOTAENIA ARALIACEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33847304562     PISSN: 18613829     EISSN: 18613837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03356201     Document Type: Article

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