Insect pests associated to stored maize and their management options : Insect pests of stored maize and their management

ISBN-13: 9783659967078 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 56 str.

Berhanu Hiruy; Emana Getu

Opis

Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important cereals crop in the world both as food and feed. It is also the major staple food in Ethiopia. However, its productions and yields in Ethiopia in particular, and Africa in general have been highly affected by an array of biotic and abiotic stresses. Among biotic constraints, insect pests are most often considered. The most important of these pests in the field and storage are lepidopterous stalk borers and coleopterous weevils, respectively. Accordingly, in Ethiopia among other things, food security has been greatly threatened by excessive post-harvest losses grains like maize by insect pests. Hence, safe storage of grains is very crucial, as it has directly impacts on poverty alleviation, food and income security and prosperity for the smallholder farmers. As a result, there is an urgent need to maintain quality stored grains such as maize and their proper management. Therefore, this book provides some fundamental information's regarding significance and origin of maize, its storage conditions, its insect pests and their economic importance, as well as their management options.

O autorze

Berhanu Hiruy was graduated in Biology from Alemaya University in 2003 and in Applied Entomology of insect science stream of zoological sciences from Addis Ababa University in 2010. Then, he was a lecturer in Arba Minch University. Now he is a PhD student in Applied Entomology of insect science stream of Addis Ababa University.