African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Study of the influence of physico-chemical characteristics of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) stem on its varietal vulnerability to termites ravaging cuttings Odontotermes sp. aff. Erraticus

Abdoulaye FAYE*
  • Abdoulaye FAYE*
  • Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Cheikh Anta Diop, BP: 5005 Dakar-Fann, Senegal.
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Dieynaba SALL SY
  • Dieynaba SALL SY
  • Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research (ISRA), BP: 3120 Dakar, Senegal.
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Papa Demba KANE
  • Papa Demba KANE
  • Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research (ISRA), BP: 3120 Dakar, Senegal.
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Demba Farba MBAYE
  • Demba Farba MBAYE
  • USAID/ERA, Street 26-Ngor, BP: 24690 Ouakam, Dakar, Senegal.
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Djibril SANE
  • Djibril SANE
  • Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Cheikh Anta Diop, BP: 5005 Dakar-Fann, Senegal.
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  •  Received: 24 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 07 April 2015
  •  Published: 07 May 2015

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