Soil pests of groundnut in west africa-species diversity, damage and estimation of yield losses

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 19, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 131-140

  Umeh, V C ^a   Waliyar, F ^a   Traore S ^a   Ecvvurube, E ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Arachis liypognen; Groundnut soil pests; Termites; West africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 9244242231     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s174275840001938x     Document Type: Article

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