Assessment of rodent damage to stored maize (Zea mays L.) on smallholder farms in Tanzania

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-62

  Mdangi, M ^a   Mulungu, L S ^b   Massawe, A W ^b   Eiseb, S J ^c,d   Tutjavi, V ^c   Kirsten, F ^e   Mahlaba, T ^f   Malebane, P ^e   von Maltitz, E ^e   Monadjem, A ^f   Dlamini, N ^f   Makundi, R H ^b   Belmain, S R ^g  

^a Ministry of Agriculture Food and Co operatives   (Tanzania)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^c National Museum of Namibia   (Namibia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^e PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

contamination; post harvest; rodent damage; storage structures; weight loss

Indexed keywords

CROP DAMAGE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD STORAGE; MAIZE; PEST CONTROL; RODENT; SMALLHOLDER;

TANZANIA;

RODENTIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84874789619     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670874.2012.744495     Document Type: Article

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