Preferential feeding and damage to cultivars of Nigerian cassava by the variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus)

Large populations of Zonocerus variegatus invaded a cassava crop established during the dry season. The resultant damage was severe, certain cultivars being totally destroyed. The grasshoppers exhibited a statistically significant preference for certain cultivars the defoliation of which shifted att...

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Autores principales: Terry, E.R., Schaefers, G.A., Garber, M.J.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1977
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174726
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author Terry, E.R.
Schaefers, G.A.
Garber, M.J.
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description Large populations of Zonocerus variegatus invaded a cassava crop established during the dry season. The resultant damage was severe, certain cultivars being totally destroyed. The grasshoppers exhibited a statistically significant preference for certain cultivars the defoliation of which shifted attacks to less preferred ones. On a particular variety (Isunikankiyan), populations increased and persisted even after defoliation, probably due to acceptability of the bark by the grasshopper
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spelling CGSpace1747262025-12-08T10:11:39Z Preferential feeding and damage to cultivars of Nigerian cassava by the variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus) Terry, E.R. Schaefers, G.A. Garber, M.J. cassava defoliation nigeria Large populations of Zonocerus variegatus invaded a cassava crop established during the dry season. The resultant damage was severe, certain cultivars being totally destroyed. The grasshoppers exhibited a statistically significant preference for certain cultivars the defoliation of which shifted attacks to less preferred ones. On a particular variety (Isunikankiyan), populations increased and persisted even after defoliation, probably due to acceptability of the bark by the grasshopper 1977-03 2025-05-21T11:30:17Z 2025-05-21T11:30:17Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174726 en Limited Access application/pdf Terry, E.R., Schaefers, G.A., & Garber, M.J. (1977). Preferential feeding and damage to cultivars of Nigerian cassava by the variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus). Annals of Applied Biology, 85(2), 167-173.
spellingShingle cassava
defoliation
nigeria
Terry, E.R.
Schaefers, G.A.
Garber, M.J.
Preferential feeding and damage to cultivars of Nigerian cassava by the variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus)
title Preferential feeding and damage to cultivars of Nigerian cassava by the variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus)
title_full Preferential feeding and damage to cultivars of Nigerian cassava by the variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus)
title_fullStr Preferential feeding and damage to cultivars of Nigerian cassava by the variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus)
title_full_unstemmed Preferential feeding and damage to cultivars of Nigerian cassava by the variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus)
title_short Preferential feeding and damage to cultivars of Nigerian cassava by the variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus)
title_sort preferential feeding and damage to cultivars of nigerian cassava by the variegated grasshopper zonocerus variegatus
topic cassava
defoliation
nigeria
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174726
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