Claim · model-written summary
Sesamia calamistis larvae were present in stems of both maize varieties at harvest.
- Interactor
- Sesamia calamistisSesamia calamistise0pest
- Outcome
- were observed in the stemse1
Verbatim
e0“the pink Sesamia calamistis larvae”
e1“The larvae of three species which affects the growth and development of maize were observed in the stems of both maize varieties at harvest”
e2“Maize (Zea mays)”
Title
Atabong Beza Yuri Fondungallah; Nelson N.Ntonifor Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research 2025. doi:10.9734/ajaar/2025/v25i7650
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- Observation UBMS0001 had more insects than CMS8704.
- Observation UBMS0001 had more plants damaged by fall armyworm and stem borers than CMS8704.
- Observation UBMS0001 yielded more than CMS8704.
- Observation Moth catches increased steadily after maize emergence.
- Observation Moth catches declined significantly during maize reproductive growth.
- Observation Busseola fusca larvae were present in stems of both maize varieties at harvest.
- Observation Eldana saccharina larvae were present in stems of both maize varieties at harvest and were most abundant.
- Observation Fall armyworm abundance was higher in the rainy season than the dry season.
- Observation Stem borer abundance was higher in the rainy season than the dry season.
- Observation Fall armyworm damaged 78 maize plants in the rainy season versus 55 in the dry season.
- Observation Stem borers damaged 19 maize plants in the rainy season versus 10 in the dry season.
- Intervention effect Trap plus detasseling yielded significantly better maize performance than most other treatments.
- Intervention effect Trap plus detasseling controlled fall armyworm and stem borers significantly better than most other treatments.