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1 April 2005 Influence of Maize/Lablab Intercropping on Lepidopterous Stem Borer Infestation in Maize
Mary H. Maluleke, Abraham Addo-Bediako, Kingsley K. Ayisi
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Lepidopterous stem borers seriously affect production of maize, Zea mays L., in sub-Saharan Africa. Intercropping maize with legumes such as lablab, Lablab purpurens (L.), is one of the effective systems to control stem borers. Sole culture maize and maize/lablab intercrop system of different lablab densities were planted at two locations to investigate the effects of intercrop system on incidence and severity of stem borers with particular reference to Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Stem borer infestation was found to be more severe in sole culture maize than maize in maize/lablab intercrop. There was a significantly negative relationship between lablab densities and maize grain yields, suggesting a possible competition for resources between the two crops. It was concluded that density of lablab and date of planting of lablab in maize/lablab intercropping have significant affects on stem borer populations and maize grain yields.

Mary H. Maluleke, Abraham Addo-Bediako, and Kingsley K. Ayisi "Influence of Maize/Lablab Intercropping on Lepidopterous Stem Borer Infestation in Maize," Journal of Economic Entomology 98(2), 384-388, (1 April 2005). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-0493-98.2.384
Received: 7 April 2004; Accepted: 1 December 2004; Published: 1 April 2005
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KEYWORDS
Chilo partellus
intercropping
lablab
maize
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