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Mitogenomic analysis of diversity of key whitefly pests in Kenya and its implication to their sustainable management.
Scientific reports - 18 Mar 2021
Khamis Fathiya M, Ombura Fidelis L O, Ajene Inusa J, Akutse Komivi S, Subramanian Sevgan, Mohamed Samira A, Dubois Thomas, Tanga Chrysantus M, Ekesi Sunday
Abstract excerpt
Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) are devastating agricultural pests of economic importance vectoring pathogenic plant viruses. Knowledge on their diversity and distribution in Kenya is scanty, limiting development of effective sustainable management strategies. The present study is aimed at identifying whitefly pest species present in Kenya across different agroecological zones and establish predictive models...
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