Melaku Wale

Ecological and biological management of cereal stemborers

on maize and sorghum in the Amhara State of Ethiopia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Stemborers are a major group of insect pests ofcereals in Africa and Asia. They aggravate foodinsecurity of farmers. Non-chemical based pestmanagement systems are advocated. Borer distributionand importance, effects of soil fertility, ofindigenous cropping systems, and of planting times onborers were studied in two ecozones, i.e., thecool-humid and semi-arid regions of the Amhara Stateof Ethiopia. Chilo partellus, Busseola fusca, Sesamiacalamistis, and a coleopterous borer, Rhynchaenusniger were found. The wasp Cotesia flavipesparasitized C. partellus. Unidentified nematodesparasitized medium sized B. fusca larvae. Increasinglevels of N fertilizer increased borer density, plantgrowth, borer damage and grain yield (up to 74%) onsorghum. Grain losses decreased linearly from 49% atno fertilizer level to 36% at the highest N level.Intercropping maize with mustard (Brassica carinataBraun) lowered B. fusca numbers. Increasing soilnutrients increased borer attack, but also improvedplantvigor, resulting in a net benefit for the plantand the grain yield. This book is ideal for pestmanagers, researchers, university professors andrural development workers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 238g
• ISBN-13: 9783844383874
• ISBN-10: 3844383875
• Artikelnr.: 33715390

Autorenporträt

El autor, el Dr. Melaku Wale, nació en 1965 en Etiopía. Es biólogo e investigador y ha publicado unos 15 artículos académicos. Desde 2008, es profesor de biología en la Universidad de Bahir Dar (Etiopía), donde imparte varios cursos de posgrado y supervisa a estudiantes de posgrado.