ISABB Journal of
Food and Agricultural Sciences

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AFRICAN BIOTECHNOLOGISTS AND BIOSCIENTISTS
  • Abbreviation: ISABB. J. Food and Agric. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1937-3244
  • DOI: 10.5897/ISABB-JFAS
  • Start Year: 2011
  • Published Articles: 38

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence and impacts of fall army worms (Spodoptera frugiperda) on maize (Zea mays) production and productivity in Ethiopia

Atnafu Wondimu
  • Atnafu Wondimu
  • Department of Microbial, Cellular, and Molecular Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Beyene Petros
  • Beyene Petros
  • Department of Microbial, Cellular, and Molecular Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Zemede Asfaw
  • Zemede Asfaw
  • Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Yitbarek Woldehawariat
  • Yitbarek Woldehawariat
  • Department of Zoological Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 30 October 2020
  •  Accepted: 24 May 2021
  •  Published: 31 July 2021

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