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Effects of Sowing Date on Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Damage by Pachnoda interrupta (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and an Economic Threshold Levels for Its Management at Maiduguri, Sudan Savannah Ecological Zone of Nigeria

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  • Abdullahi, G
  • Sastawa, B. M.
  • Shehu, A

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  • Abdullahi, G & Sastawa, B. M. & Shehu, A, 2013. "Effects of Sowing Date on Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Damage by Pachnoda interrupta (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and an Economic Threshold Levels for Its Management at Maiduguri, Sudan Savannah Ecolog," Sustainable Agriculture Research, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 2(3).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ccsesa:230549
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.230549
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