Two-year studies were conducted to determine the responses of 9 commercial and local cassava varieties to M. tanajoa and the environment during the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 wet and dry seasons at Ukiriguru in Mwanza region of the Lake Zone, Tanzania. The experiments were conducted...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/39582
A study was conducted in the Lake Zone, the leading cassava producing Zone in Tanzania during the 2015 and 2016 dry seasons. It was aimed at establishing the influence of the weather variables on occurrence and damages caused by Cassava green mites (CGM), Mononychellus tanajoa on...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/35654
Two diagnostic surveys were conducted during the 2015 and 2016 growing seasons in three major cassava growing zones of Tanzania. The studies aimed at establishing the spatial and temporal distribution of M. tanajoa on commonly grown commercial cassava varieties landraces in Tanza...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/34827
The study was aimed to determine the responses of 9 commercial and local cassava varieties to M. tanajoa and the environment in two different seasons (2014/2015, wet and dry) in the lake Zone. This was laid out in a Split plot design with varieties as sub plots and locations as m...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/25213
In Kano State Nigeria, especially at the famous Dawanau grains market, dichlorvos (DDVP: 2, 2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate), which is a synthetic organophosphate insecticide is being widely used against stored insect pests of cowpea grains by traders and merchants alike. High...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/37992
A survey was conducted on the infestation and damage of Caryedon serratus on stored tamarind pods from September to November, 2014 in three local government areas (Doguwa, Gezawa and Kano Municipal) of Kano State in Nigeria. Structured questionnaires were randomly administered to...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v5i330134