Suitability of selected legumnious plant for development of maruca testulalis larvae.
Flowers of eight plant species were evaluated under laboratory conditions for their suitability as larval growth media for the cowpea pod borer, Maruca testulalis. The plants tested were Crotalaria retusa, C. juncea, C. saltiana, C. misereniensis, C. amazonas, Cajanus cajan and the principal host of...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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1983
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176284 |
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