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Assessment of On-Farm Yield Losses in Sorghum Due to Insect Pests

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

K. V. Seshu Reddy
K. V. Seshu Reddy
Affiliation:
ICIPE Mbita Point Field Station, P.O. Box 30, Mbita, South Nyanza, Kenya, East Africa
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Abstract

In many parts of Africa, field sorghum is attacked by a number of insect pests, notable among them being the sorghum shootfly, a range of lepidopterous stem borers, midge and a complex of head bugs. Studies on yield losses caused by these insects are scanty, yet such information is essential in formulating an IPM strategy for the crop. This study, therefore, describes the various methods of assessing and quantifying the on-farm (pre-harvest) yield losses caused by the above insect pests.

Résumé

Dans plusieurs regions d'Afrique, sorghum de champ est attaqué par plusieur d'insectes, en particulier Atherigona saccata, beaucoup de larve lepidoptères, Contarinia sorghicola, et un complexe de pis de tête. Il n'y a pas beaucoup d'information des pertes à cause cette d'insectes, mais cette l'information est essential pour formulé une stratégie integré pour le plantation. Cette étude décrie les méthodes divers pour assesse et quantifier les pertes avant la moisson à cause les bebettes mentionées.

Keywords

Yield loss assessment methodssorghum shootflystem borersmidgehead bugsintegrated pest managementles méthodes pour calculer les pertes avant la moissonAtherigona soccatamanagement integré des pestes (IPM)
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Research Article
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 9 , Special Issue 6: On-Farm and Post-Harvest Losses of Cereal Crops in Africa due to Pests and Diseases , December 1988 , pp. 679 - 685
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Copyright © ICIPE 1988

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