Foliage pests of Marula (Sclerocarya birrea) in Malawi: susceptibility of different provenances
| Autor: | Victor Msiska, B. I. Nyoka, Violet Msukwa, Edward Missanjo, Chimuleke R.Y. Munthali, Ignazio Graziosi, Mervis Kamanga |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0106 biological sciences
Canopy Tree canopy Crown (botany) Forestry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Biology biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Lepidoptera genitalia Horticulture Capitata 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries PEST analysis Ceratitis Agronomy and Crop Science Sclerocarya birrea 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Agroforestry Systems. 95:383-393 |
| ISSN: | 1572-9680 0167-4366 |
| Popis: | Knowledge of insects’ damage to Agroforestry species is prerequisite prior to promotion of domestication of the species. The study was conducted to assess foliage insect pests in 21 Sclerocarya birrea provenances. Assessment parameters included tolerance levels, tree canopy position of attack, mode of leaf defoliation and type of insect pests responsible for the damage. The results revealed that highly tolerant provenances to leaf defoliation included Kalanga, Magunde, Moamba, and Marracuene. Highly susceptible provenances comprised of Chikwawa, Rumphi, Ntcheu, Missira and Mangochi. Highly significant (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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