Evaluation of the potential of some local spices as stored grain protectants against the maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais Mots (Coleoptera: Curculionidae

Five local spices (Piper guineense, Allium sativum, Afromomum melequata, Xylopia aethiopica and Tetrapleura tetraptera) were evaluated in the laboratory for their ability to protect stored maize against infestation by S. zeamais. Ground products of the spices were applied as direct admixtures at two...

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Published inJournal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management Vol. 9; no. 1
Main Author IO Udo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Joint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP) 01.09.2005
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