Journal of
Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

  • Abbreviation: J. Agric. Ext. Rural Dev
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2170
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAERD
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 490

Full Length Research Paper

The tomato leafminer (Tuta absoluta) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) attack in Nigeria: effect of climate change on over-sighted pest or agro-bioterrorism?

Borisade, O. A.
  • Borisade, O. A.
  • Department of Crop Science and Horticulture (Crop Protection Unit), Ekiti State University, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria.
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Kolawole, A. O.
  • Kolawole, A. O.
  • Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Services, Ekiti State University, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria.
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Adebo, G. M.
  • Adebo, G. M.
  • Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Services, Ekiti State University, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria.
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Uwaidem, Y. I.
  • Uwaidem, Y. I.
  • Department of Crop Science and Horticulture (Crop Protection Unit), Ekiti State University, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 16 January 2017
  •  Accepted: 13 April 2017
  •  Published: 31 August 2017

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