Improving biological control of stalk borers in sugarcane by applying silicon as a soil amendment

The sugarcane stalk borers, Sesamia spp. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) are the most destructive sugarcane insect pests in Iran. The efficiency of Telenomus busseolae Gahan (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) used alone or in combination with silicon fertilization was investigated for controlling the sugarcane sta...

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Main Author: Nikpay Amin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Plant Protection Research
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/jppr.2016.56.issue-4/jppr-2016-0058/jppr-2016-0058.xml?format=INT

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