Potential of napier millet, pennisetum purpureum × P. glaucum, as a trap crop for managing chilo partellus populations on maize

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Jindal, Jawala ^a   Hari, Nirmal S ^a   Hari, Jaspreet K ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chilo partellus; Maize; Moth experience; Napier millet; Trap crop

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MAIZE; MOTH; OVIPOSITION; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; TRAP CROP;

INDIA; LUDHIANA; PUNJAB [INDIA];

CHILO PARTELLUS; LEPIDOPTERA; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84858311579     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670874.2011.632445     Document Type: Article

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