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dc.contributor.authorTata-Hangy, K.
dc.contributor.authorHanna, R.
dc.contributor.authorToko, M.
dc.contributor.authorSolo, M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:23:54Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:23:54Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.identifier.citationTata-Hangy, K., Hanna, R., Toko, M. & Solo, M. (2004). Effect of cassava leaf harvest on a cassava green mite predator in the Democratic Republic of Congo. African Crop Science Journal, 12(3), 289-293.
dc.identifier.issn1021-9730
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/4207
dc.description.abstractTyphlodromallus aripo, a predatory phytoseiid species of the cassava green mite Mononychellus tanajoa was introduced to the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1998. It established easily and spread quickly to other areas from the sites of first release. But its dispersal was constrained by intense consumption and trade of young tender cassava leaves, the natural habitat of the predator. A negative and significant correlation was found between the incidence of the harvest and the plants with T. aripo. Harvesting at 30, 45 and 60 days interval led to population densities of T. aripo for the entire production period of 1.823, 1.972 and 3.675 predators units per plant, respectively. For the check where no harvest was done, population density was 7.242 per plant. Significant differences, (P<0.05; LSD=1.277) were observed between harvests at 30 and 45 days at 60 days T. aripo population density remained low and reached zero in plots harvested every 30 and 45 days interval. There was no significant treatment effect on M. tanajoa damage on the plants, although the density of this pest was significantly higher in plots where harvesting was not done.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCassava
dc.subjectManihot Esculenta
dc.subjectMononychellus Tanajoa
dc.subjectPhytoseiid
dc.subjectDemocratic Republic Of The Congo
dc.titleEffect of cassava leaf harvesting on a cassava green mite predator in the Democratic Republic of Congo
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut National pour l'Etude et la Recherche Agronomiques
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionCentral Africa
cg.coverage.countryCongo, Dr
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectCassava
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
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