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POST-HARVEST FUMIGATION OF TUBERS FOR THE CONTROL OF SWEET POTATO WEEVIL
Annals of Tropical Research, 1981 The use of ethylene dibromide (EDB) and phostoxin in controlling sweet potato weevil was evaluated. Larvae and pupae were effectively controlled when EDB was used at the rate of 32 ml/cu m. However, phostoxin at 10.5 tablets/cu m was more effective than
AL Acedo Jr., EC Manoto, OK Bautista
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AN INTRASEASONAL BIOECONOMIC MODEL OF PLRV NET NECROSIS [PDF]
A bioeconomic model is developed as an IPM planning tool to combat PLRV net necrosis in the PNW potato industry. Environmental/biological and production processes are linked to marketing activities using discrete time control. We find that pesticides can
Folwell, Raymond J. +3 more
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Household consumption of orange - fleshed sweet potato and its associated factors in Chipata district, Eastern province, Zambia [PDF]
, 2017 Magister Scientiae (Nutrition Management) - MSc(NM)Orange-fleshed sweet potato consumption promotion is one of the key nutrition sensitive interventions implementedto address high vitamin A deficiency among the rural population of Zambia since 2011 ...
Sakala, Patricia
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Performance of informal market sweet potato cultivars in on-farm trials in South Africa
Open Agriculture, 2017 Several new sweet potato cultivars have been released in South Africa from 2004 until 2011 with varietal traits suitable for the informal market.
Laurie Sunette +4 more
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STUDY ON THE BIOLOGY AND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT OF SWEET POTATO WEEVIL, CYLAS FORMICARIUS IN THE LABORATORY [PDF]
, 2017 A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS) IN ENTOMOLOGY SEMESTER: JANUARY - JUNE, 2017Consequently two ...
NOWSHIN, SAMEHA
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Sweet potato weevil (Cylas formicarius) incidence in the humid lowlands of Papua New Guinea
, 2001 Sweet potato is the main staple crop in PNG and this paper presents a study from the humid lowlands of the Morobe Province. Three experiments were carried out at two locations (Hobu and Unitech) to evaluate the effect of inorganic fertiliser inputs and ...
Eganae, J.F. +4 more
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AgricultureCylas formicarius (Fabricius) is a major pest of sweet potato in Taiwan, where no microbial control agents are currently available. This study aimed to identify Beauveria bassiana strains with both high virulence and high spore productivity using a rice ...
Yu-Tzu Yang +3 more
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Evaluation of Integrated Management Practices of Sweet Potato Weevil (Cylas Puncticollis (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Brentidae) in Bako, Western Ethiopia [PDF]
, 2017 The study was targeted to evaluate integrated sweet potato weevil (Cylas puncticollis) management practices for quality and high root yield production of sweet potato.
Negera, Abraham
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This study aims to evaluate the potential of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae as a biological control agent against sweet potato weevil.
M. R., Razean Haireen, +4 more
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