Susceptibility of the selected crops in storage to sitophilus zeamais motschulsky in southwestern nigeria

Journal of Plant Protection Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 541-550

  Babarinde, Samuel Adelani ^a   Sosina, Adebola ^a   Oyeyiola, Ezekiel Iyiola ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antixenosis prescreen; cultivars; cumulative adult; damage; Sitophilus zeamais

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951846649     PISSN: 14274345     EISSN: 1899007X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10045-009-0003-z     Document Type: Article

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