Control of diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) on cabbage (Brassica oleracea var capitata) using intercropping with non-host crops

American Journal of Food Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 269-274

  Asare Bediako, E ^a,b   Addo Quaye, A A ^a   Mohammed, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cabbage; Diamondback moth; Non host intercrops; Pest control; Plutella xylostella

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CAPITATA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE;

EID: 77949545837     PISSN: 15574571     EISSN: 1557458X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajft.2010.269.274     Document Type: Article

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