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Busseola fusca (Fuller), the African maize stalk borer: a handbook of information.

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Title Busseola fusca (Fuller), the African maize stalk borer: a handbook of information.
 
Creator Harris, K M
Nwanze, K E
 
Subject Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
Entomology
 
Description This two-part of publication provides a comprehensive review of the biology and management of Busseola fusca (Fuller), the African maize stalk borer. The information is presented under subheadings of pest status and crop loss assessment, taxonomic descriptions, pest biology and ecology. Pest management practices involving a range of options—cultural, plant resistance, biological, legislative, and chemical methods—are also reviewed. Part 2 contains an annotated bibliography of nearly 400 references published between 1900 and 1990.
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 1992
 
Type Monograph
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/677/1/RA_00034.pdf
Harris, K M and Nwanze, K E (1992) Busseola fusca (Fuller), the African maize stalk borer: a handbook of information. Manual. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics.