Efficacy of Push-Pull Strategies in Managing Cereal Stem Borers on Maize (Zea mays L.) in Western Ethiopia
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Push-pull, Maize, Stem BorersAbstract
Push-pull experiment was carried out at Boneya and Haru in 2012 and 2013. The trap plants used was napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and the repellent plants were green leaf desmodium (Desmodium intortum) and silver leaf desmodium (Desmodium uncinatum). The treatments were napier grass and desmodium intortum with maize; napier grass and desmodium uncinatum with maize and maize alone. The trail was laid in randomized complete block design in three replications. The parameters measured were borer density per plant, percent parasitism, percent infestation, stem damage and yield. The results demonstrated that push- pull strategy significantly reduced stem borer damage from maize and increased grain yield.
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