Botanical pesticide mixtures for insect pest management on cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) walp plants - The legume flower bud thrips, Megalurothrips sjostedti trybom

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-13

  Oparaeke, A M ^a   Dike, M C ^a   Amatobi, Christopher I ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Botanicals; Cowpea; Flowers; Management; Mixtures; Thrips

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; EUCALYPTUS; HEXAPODA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MEGALUROTHRIPS SJOSTEDTI; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 33847685854     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v29n01_03     Document Type: Article

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