African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Managed bees as pollinators and vectors of bio control agent against grey mold disease in strawberry plantations

Jane Muthoni Macharia
  • Jane Muthoni Macharia
  • Department of Zoology, School of Biological Sciences, College of Pure and Applied Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya.
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Mary Wanjiku Gikungu
  • Mary Wanjiku Gikungu
  • Department of Zoology, School of Biological Sciences, College of Pure and Applied Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya.
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Rebecca Karanja
  • Rebecca Karanja
  • Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Kenyatta University, Kenya.
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Sheila Okoth
  • Sheila Okoth
  • School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 14 September 2020
  •  Accepted: 26 October 2020
  •  Published: 31 December 2020

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