African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6902

Full Length Research Paper

Assessing the host status of banana and other plant species to the enset root mealybug Paraputo ensete (Williams & Matile-Ferrero) (Hem.: Pseudococcidae) in Ethiopia

Fikadu Erenso
  • Fikadu Erenso
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Science, P. O. Box 419, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia.
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Guy Blomme
  • Guy Blomme
  • The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, c/o ILRI, Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture, P. O. Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Mitiku Muanenda
  • Mitiku Muanenda
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Science, P. O. Box 419, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia.
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Elizabeth Kearsley
  • Elizabeth Kearsley
  • BlueGreen Labs, Melsele, 9120, Belgium.
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Georg Goergen
  • Georg Goergen
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Biodiversity Centre, 08 BP 0932 Tri Postal, Cotonou, Republic of Benin.
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Temesgen Addis
  • Temesgen Addis
  • e-nema, Company for Biotechnology and Biological Control, Schwentinental, 24223, Germany.
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  •  Received: 08 September 2022
  •  Accepted: 25 October 2022
  •  Published: 31 December 2022

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