Effect of stem borer Eldana saccharina (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on the yield of maize

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1017/s0007485300033496en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0007-4853en
cg.issue3en
cg.journalBulletin of Entomological Researchen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.iitaMAIZEen
cg.subject.iitaPESTS OF PLANTSen
cg.volume81en
dc.contributor.authorBosque Pérez, N.A.en
dc.contributor.authorMareck, J.H.en
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-25T17:09:04Zen
dc.date.available2019-06-25T17:09:04Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/101742
dc.titleEffect of stem borer Eldana saccharina (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on the yield of maizeen
dcterms.abstractField experiments were conducted in the dry season of 1985–86 and the first and second rainy seasons of 1986 at Ibadan, Nigeria, to assess the level of damage and yield reductions caused by Eldana saccharina Walker to maize. Grain weight per plant in artificially infested plots was up to 36% lower than grain weight per plant in insecticide-protected plots. Artificially infested plots had significantly lower 100-grain weight than insecticide-protected ones. The regression coefficient obtained from covariance analysis revealed that 100-grain weight decreased by 0.125 g for each unit increase in the percentage of the stem tunnelled. Infestations of E. saccharina were found to increase significantly the incidence and severity of stalk rots. Mutsaers, H.J.W. & Walker, P. (1991). On-Farm research in theory and practice: Proceedings of a workshop on design and analysis of on-farm trials, 27 February- 3 March 1989, Ibadan, IITA.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.available2009-07-10
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBosque-Perez, N.A. & Mareck, J.H. (1991). Effect of the stem borer Eldana saccharina (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on the yield of maize. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 81(3), 243-247.en
dcterms.extentp. 243-247en
dcterms.issued1991-09
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherCambridge University Pressen
dcterms.subjectfield experimentsen
dcterms.subjectmaizeen
dcterms.subjectinsecticidesen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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