Major insects pests of maize in Africa: biology and control

Insect pests severely limit the production of maize, one of the most important cereal crops world-wide. Losses reach millions of dollars annually. Control includes cultural, chemical, and biological methods in addition to plant resistance. Integrated pest management combines control methods in an en...

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Autor principal: Bosque Pérez, N.A.
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1995
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97254
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description Insect pests severely limit the production of maize, one of the most important cereal crops world-wide. Losses reach millions of dollars annually. Control includes cultural, chemical, and biological methods in addition to plant resistance. Integrated pest management combines control methods in an environ-mentally sound manner. Effective control requires knowledge on damage, biology, distribution, and life cycles of insects.
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spelling CGSpace972542023-02-15T06:29:12Z Major insects pests of maize in Africa: biology and control Bosque Pérez, N.A. maize insect pests Insect pests severely limit the production of maize, one of the most important cereal crops world-wide. Losses reach millions of dollars annually. Control includes cultural, chemical, and biological methods in addition to plant resistance. Integrated pest management combines control methods in an environ-mentally sound manner. Effective control requires knowledge on damage, biology, distribution, and life cycles of insects. 1995 2018-09-14T07:34:23Z 2018-09-14T07:34:23Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97254 en Open Access Bosque-Perez, N.A. (1995). Major insects pests of maize in Africa: biology and control. IITA research guide, No. 30. Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA, (p. 30).
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title Major insects pests of maize in Africa: biology and control
title_full Major insects pests of maize in Africa: biology and control
title_fullStr Major insects pests of maize in Africa: biology and control
title_full_unstemmed Major insects pests of maize in Africa: biology and control
title_short Major insects pests of maize in Africa: biology and control
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