Abstract
The effects of the organochlorine insecticide, lindane, on target and non-target organisms was studied in field plots of maize at Arusha, Tanzania for 4 growing seasons. A single application of 1 kg.ha{sup -1} caused leaf scorch to the crop but two applications of 0.5 kg.ha{sup -1} at an interval of 2 weeks were tolerated. The insecticide reduced damage by the stem borers Busseola fusca and Sesamia calamistis in all seasons and maize yields were higher on the treated plots although the differences were not always significant (P>0.05). Collembola and sometimes ant and spider numbers were lower in treated plots early in the season but the differences did not persist. Differences in rates of decomposition of buried leaf litter were not significant. (author). 7 refs, 4 figs, 6 tabs.
Citation Formats
Minja, E M, Makusi, R, and Tesha, F.
Effects of lindane on a maize ecosystem at TPRI, Arusha, Tanzania.
IAEA: N. p.,
1997.
Web.
Minja, E M, Makusi, R, & Tesha, F.
Effects of lindane on a maize ecosystem at TPRI, Arusha, Tanzania.
IAEA.
Minja, E M, Makusi, R, and Tesha, F.
1997.
"Effects of lindane on a maize ecosystem at TPRI, Arusha, Tanzania."
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title = {Effects of lindane on a maize ecosystem at TPRI, Arusha, Tanzania}
author = {Minja, E M, Makusi, R, and Tesha, F}
abstractNote = {The effects of the organochlorine insecticide, lindane, on target and non-target organisms was studied in field plots of maize at Arusha, Tanzania for 4 growing seasons. A single application of 1 kg.ha{sup -1} caused leaf scorch to the crop but two applications of 0.5 kg.ha{sup -1} at an interval of 2 weeks were tolerated. The insecticide reduced damage by the stem borers Busseola fusca and Sesamia calamistis in all seasons and maize yields were higher on the treated plots although the differences were not always significant (P>0.05). Collembola and sometimes ant and spider numbers were lower in treated plots early in the season but the differences did not persist. Differences in rates of decomposition of buried leaf litter were not significant. (author). 7 refs, 4 figs, 6 tabs.}
place = {IAEA}
year = {1997}
month = {Mar}
}
title = {Effects of lindane on a maize ecosystem at TPRI, Arusha, Tanzania}
author = {Minja, E M, Makusi, R, and Tesha, F}
abstractNote = {The effects of the organochlorine insecticide, lindane, on target and non-target organisms was studied in field plots of maize at Arusha, Tanzania for 4 growing seasons. A single application of 1 kg.ha{sup -1} caused leaf scorch to the crop but two applications of 0.5 kg.ha{sup -1} at an interval of 2 weeks were tolerated. The insecticide reduced damage by the stem borers Busseola fusca and Sesamia calamistis in all seasons and maize yields were higher on the treated plots although the differences were not always significant (P>0.05). Collembola and sometimes ant and spider numbers were lower in treated plots early in the season but the differences did not persist. Differences in rates of decomposition of buried leaf litter were not significant. (author). 7 refs, 4 figs, 6 tabs.}
place = {IAEA}
year = {1997}
month = {Mar}
}