Effect of Varying Populations of Busseola fusca Larvae on the Growth and Yield of Maize
- 1 April 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 61 (2) , 375-376
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/61.2.375
Abstract
The effect of varying populations of Busseola fusca Fuller larvae on the growth and yield of maize (Zea mays) was studied in Ibadan (western Nigeria) in 1964. Plants averaging between 18 and 24 inches tall were manually infested with newly hatched larvae. In terms of increases in height and number of leaves, the rate of plant growth decreased as the number of borers applied increased. The percentage of “dead hearts” increased as the number of borers per plant increased. Infestation also affected both the yield and quality of the cobs (ears) produced. One or 2 borer larvae per plant reduced the yield by as much as 25%.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Reduction of Corn Yield by First-Generation Southwestern Corn BorersJournal of Economic Entomology, 1958