The main insect pests and diseases associated with Brachiaria pastures are considered, with emphasis on spittlebugs, the most damaging pests in tropical America. Outbreaks of the polyphagous burrowing bugs of the genus Scaptocoris, both in Brazil and Colombia, are of concern. Other pests discusse...
Valério, José Raul
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Lapointe, Stephen L.
,
Kelemu, Segenet
,
Fernandes, Celso Dornelas
,
Morales, Francisco José
,
[Pests and diseases of Brachiaria species]
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Pests and diseases of Brachiaria species
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) occupies a uniquely important position as a food security crop for smallholder farmers in areas of the tropics where climate, soils, or societal stresses constrain production. Given its reliability and productivity, cassava is the most important locally produced food i...
Valério, José Raul
,
Lapointe, Stephen L.
,
Kelemu, Segenet
,
Fernandes, C.D.
,
Morales, Francisco José
,
[Plagas y enfermedades de las especies de Brachiaria]
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Plagas y enfermedades de las especies de Brachiaria
The main insect pests and diseases associated with Brachiaria pastures are considered, with emphasis on spittlebugs, the most damaging pests in tropical America. Outbreaks of the polyphagous burrowing bugs of the genus Scaptocoris, both in Brazil and Colombia, are of concern. Other pests discusse...
Valério, José Raul
,
Lapointe, Stephen L.
,
Kelemu, Segenet
,
Fernandes, C.D.
,
Morales, Francisco José
,
[Pests and diseases of Brachiaria species]
,
Pests and diseases of Brachiaria species