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Busseola segeta, a Potential New Pest of Maize in Western Kenya
(2014)
In sub-Saharan Africa, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) is considered as one of the major stem borer pests of maize (Zea mays) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) [1]. Recent surveys in Western Kenya indicated ...
Distribution, pest status and agro-climatic preferences of lepidopteran stem borers of maize in Kenya
(2006)
Lepidopterous stem borers are the main field insect pests that attack maize, Zea mays L. in
tropical Africa. A survey was carried during the long and short rain cropping seasons of 2002 / 2003
across six main agro-climatic ...
Distribution of chemo- and mechanoreceptors on the antennae and maxillae of Busseola fusca larvae
(University of Nairobi,, 2008)
The stem borer Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a major pest of maize, Zea mays L., and sorghum, Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench (both Poaceae), in sub-Saharan Africa. Like in many other lepidopteran insects, ...
Combining abilities of maize inbred lines for grey leaf spot (GLS), grain yield and selected agronomic traits in Kenya
(2013)
The genetics of resistance to grey leaf spot (GLS) disease, grain yield and selected agronomic traits was studied in 42 F1 progenies from a full diallel cross among seven maize inbred lines. These 42 F1 progenies and seven ...
Maize yield reduction due to erosion in a high potential area of Central Kenya highlands
(1998)
The effect of cumulative soil loss on maize (Zea mays L.) growth and yield were investigated on a humicnitisol in Kenya during the 1993 long-rains (LR) and short-rains (SR). The runoff plots had been subjected to different ...