The effect of leguminous cover crops and cowpea planted as border rows on maize ear borers with special reference to Mussidia nigrivenella Ragonot (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
In southern Benin, the use of cover crops to improve and maintain soil fertility is on the increase. The present study investigated the effect of two leguminous cover crops, Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC and Sesbania rostrata Brem. & Oberm., planted at different dates before maize (Zea mays (L.)), an...
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Elsevier
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76032 |
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