African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6945

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Status and management strategies of major insect pests and fungal diseases of maize in Africa: A review

Flora Adachi Asibe
  • Flora Adachi Asibe
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PMB 5320, Oyo Road, Ibadan 200001, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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Patrick Maada Ngegba
  • Patrick Maada Ngegba
  • Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute, P.M.B 1313 Tower Hill, Freetown 47235, Sierra Leone.
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Edith Mugehu
  • Edith Mugehu
  • Department of Global Development, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Cornell University, 215 Garden Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA.
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Clement Gboyega Afolabi
  • Clement Gboyega Afolabi
  • Department of Crop Protection, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, PMB 2240, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 13 March 2023
  •  Accepted: 08 June 2023
  •  Published: 30 June 2023

How to cite this article

APA /
Asibe, F. A., Ngegba, P. M., Mugehu, E., & Afolabi, C. G., (2023). Status and management strategies of major insect pests and fungal diseases of maize in Africa: A review. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 19(6), 686-697.
Chicago /
Flora Adachi Asibe, Patrick Maada Ngegba, Edith Mugehu and Clement Gboyega Afolabi. "Status and management strategies of major insect pests and fungal diseases of maize in Africa: A review." African Journal of Agricultural Research 19, no. 6 (2023): 686-697.
MLA /
Flora Adachi Asibe, et al. "Status and management strategies of major insect pests and fungal diseases of maize in Africa: A review." African Journal of Agricultural Research 19.6 (2023): 686-697.
DOI /
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2023.16358
URL /
https://ftp.academicjournals.org/journal/AJAR/article-abstract/C61D22D70905

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