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

Spatial distribution and sampling size for monitoring of African maize stem borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on maize (Zea mays L.) in Southern Ethiopia

Abrham Taddele1,2*, Ferdu Azerefegne2 and Yibrah Beyene2
1Department of Plant Science, Wolaita Sodo University, P. O. Box 138, Sodo, Ethiopia. 2School of Plant and Horticultural Sciences, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Received: 20 April 2019
  •  Accepted: 04 February 2020
  •  Published: 29 February 2020

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