Podagrica Uniforma and Nisota dilecta (Coleoptera: Chrysomalidae) Infesta-tion on Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in Response to Nutrient Sources

Subject Areas : Journal of Crop Nutrition Science

Jacobs Adesina ¹ , Kayode Ileke ² , Raphael Adebayo ³

1 - Department of Crop, Soil and Pest Management Technology Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, P. M. B. 1019, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria.
2 - Department of Biology, School of Science Federal University of Technology, P. M. B. 704, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
3 - Department of Crop, Soil and Pest Management, Federal University of Technology, P. M. B. 704, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.

Received: 2018-03-25 Accepted : 2018-06-02 Published : 2018-06-23

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