Abstract
Distribution, economic importance, symptoms/damage, host range, biology, survival and spread, and management of insect and mite pests, fungal, bacterial, viral, and nematode diseases of yams (Dioscorea spp.) using regulatory, physical, cultural, chemical, biological, host resistance, and integrated pest management methods are discussed.
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Reddy, P.P. (2015). Yams, Dioscorea spp.. In: Plant Protection in Tropical Root and Tuber Crops. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2389-4_5
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