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A review of the yield losses in graminaceous crops caused by Chilo spp.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

K. V. Seshu Reddy  and
P. T. Walker
K. V. Seshu Reddy
Affiliation:
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Mbita Point Field Station, P. O. Box 30, Mbita, South Nyanza
P. T. Walker
Affiliation:
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), 10, Cambridge Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 3BW, England
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Abstract

A review of the losses caused by various species of Chilo, methodologies adopted for the assessment of losses and information generated on the models for the effect of Chilo species on the yield of graminaceous crops is given.

Résumé

Une revue sur les pertes occasionnees par les diverses especes du genre Chilo, sur les methodologies pour evaluer les pertes ainsi que sur les informations issues des modeles relatifs a l'effet de Chilo spp. sur le rendement des plantes cerealieres est presentee ici.

Keywords

Chilo speciesstem borercereal cropsmethodologies for yield lossesyield-predictive modelsChilo spp.boreur de tigeplantes cerealieresmethodologies pour perte de rendementmodeles de prevision de rendement
Type
Taxonomy, Distribution, Population Ecology, Dynamics and Crop Losses
Information
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 11 , Special Issue 4-5: Tropical Stem Borers of Graminaceous Crops: A New Synthesis , October 1990 , pp. 563 - 569
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1990

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