Journal of
Plant Breeding and Crop Science

  • Abbreviation: J. Plant Breed. Crop Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9758
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPBCS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 447

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of five botanical powders against maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on maize (Jibat variety) under laboratory condition

Tufa Bulto
  • Tufa Bulto
  • Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, and Horticulture, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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Mohammad Dawd
  • Mohammad Dawd
  • Entomology Research Center, Ambo Plant Protection Research Center, Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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Surendra Kumar Singh
  • Surendra Kumar Singh
  • Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, and Horticulture, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 14 June 2017
  •  Accepted: 05 September 2017
  •  Published: 30 November 2017

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