DEVELOPMENT OF A PROTOTYPE COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PREDICTING Rhopalosiphum maidis (FITCH) ABUNDANCE ON BARLEY IN EGYPT | ||||
Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology | ||||
Article 11, Volume 6, Issue 3, March 2015, Page 563-585 PDF (363.46 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2015.53349 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Monira M. El-Fatih1; S. Elnagar2; M. A. K. El-Sheikh2; M. A. El-Hariry1 | ||||
1Plant Protection Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt. | ||||
2Department of Economic Entomology and Pesticides, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The obtained data of seasonal abundance of the corn leaf aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch) (Homoptera: Aphididae) in relation to climatic factors, sowing dates, plant growth stage and fertilization rates were used to develop a prototype computer program to predict aphids' abundance on barley at different planting dates in relation to plant growth stages. This prototype program is a first step towards developing an expert system for prediction of aphids on barley in Egypt. | ||||
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