Molecular identification of Metarhabditis rainai (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) infecting fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on maize in Ghana

Yaw Danso; Joseph Adomako; Ruth Prempeh; Aboagye Benjamin Danso; Wadie Blankson Amoabeng; Kofi Frimpong-Anin; Bismark Abugri; Brandford Moses Mochiah

doi:10.5897/JEN2023.0286

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Entomology and Nematology

Abbreviation: J. Entomol. Nematol.
Language: English
ISSN: 2006-9855
DOI: 10.5897/JEN
Start Year: 2009
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Molecular identification of Metarhabditis rainai (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) infecting fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on maize in Ghana

Yaw Danso

Yaw Danso
Plant Health Division, CSIR-Crops Research Institute, P. O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Joseph Adomako

Joseph Adomako
Plant Health Division, CSIR-Crops Research Institute, P. O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Ruth Prempeh

Ruth Prempeh
Biotechnology, Seed, and Post-Harvest Division, CSIR-Crops Research Institute, P. O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Aboagye Benjamin Danso

Aboagye Benjamin Danso
Faculty of Agriculture Education, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Asante Mampong Campus, Ghana.
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Wadie Blankson Amoabeng

Wadie Blankson Amoabeng
Plant Health Division, CSIR-Crops Research Institute, P. O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Kofi Frimpong-Anin

Kofi Frimpong-Anin
Plant Health Division, CSIR-Crops Research Institute, P. O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Bismark Abugri

Bismark Abugri
Plant Health Division, CSIR-Crops Research Institute, P. O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Brandford Moses Mochiah

Brandford Moses Mochiah
Plant Health Division, CSIR-Crops Research Institute, P. O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Article Number - 0FBAAE171692
Vol.16(1), pp. 1-8 , January 2024
https://doi.org/10.5897/JEN2023.0286

Received: 15 October 2023
Accepted: 07 December 2023
Published: 31 January 2024

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