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A climate-adapted push-pull system effectively controls fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith), in maize in East Africa [1]

Fall armyworm,Spodoptera frugiperda(J E Smith), an economically important pest native to tropical and sub-tropical America has recently invaded Africa, causing substantial damage to maize and other crops. [2] We eval-uated functionality of a companion cropping system,‘climate-adapted push-pull’, developed for control of cerealstemborers in drier agro-ecologies, as an added tool for the management of fall armyworm. The technologycomprises intercropping maize with drought-tolerant greenleaf desmodium,Desmodium intortum(Mill.) Urb.,and plantingBrachiariacv Mulato II as a border crop around this intercrop.

Original Source [3]

Publication Date: 
01/03/2018
Charles A.O.Midega [4], Jimmy O.Pittchar [5], John A.Pickett & et al [6]
Crop Protection [7]
105
10-15
Tags:
Crop Pests [8], Pest Control [9], Maize [10], Africa [11], Agriculture [12], Kenya [13], Uganda [14], Tanzania [15], Intercrop Systems [16], Integrated Pest management (IPM) [17]

Technology Partners: MimirTech

Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/climate-adapted-push-pull-system-effectively-controls-fall-armyworm-spodoptera

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/climate-adapted-push-pull-system-effectively-controls-fall-armyworm-spodoptera
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/fall-armyworm-push-pull-system.pdf
[3] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261219417303216
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/charles-aomidega
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jimmy-opittchar
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/john-apickett-et-al
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/crop-protection
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crop-pests
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pest-control
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maize
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kenya
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uganda
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tanzania
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/intercrop-systems
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/integrated-pest-management-ipm