Records of Arthropod Species Sampled from Avocado Plant (Persea americana Mill) in Small-scale Agro-ecosystems at Taita Hills and Mount Kilimanjaro

Author: Odanga J. James, Florence Olubayo, Richard Nyankanga, Sizah Mwalusepo, Tino Johansson

ijeab doi crossref DOI: 10.22161/ijeab/2.5.24

Keyword: Avocado, arthropods, East Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro, Taita Hills.

Abstract: Avocado, Persea americana Mill, plays a central role in distribution of both beneficial and detrimental arthropods thereby influencing local species diversity in agro-ecosystems adjacent to Afromontane forests at Mount Kilimanjaro in North-eastern Tanzania and Taita Hills in South-eastern Kenya. However, little is known about arthropod species that inhabit avocado trees in the two study areas despite the fact that the crop forms the major part of agro-ecosystem in the East African highlands. A novel survey was, therefore, carried out for two years between August 2012 and July 2014 to establish arthropod species in avocado orchards along South-eastern slopes of both Mount Kilimanjaro and Taita Hills. A total of sixty one species of arthropods were recorded from the avocado crop through fruit observation and canopy sampling. The present arthropod checklist provides baseline knowledge for scientists in evaluating beneficial and pest status of each species inhabiting avocado plant in the East African agro-ecosystems.

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Odanga J. James, Florence Olubayo, Richard Nyankanga, Sizah Mwalusepo, Tino Johansson et al."Records of Arthropod Species Sampled from Avocado Plant (Persea americana Mill) in Small-scale Agro-ecosystems at Taita Hills and Mount Kilimanjaro". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878),vol 2, no. 5, 2017, pp.2457-2465 AI Publications doi:10.22161/ijeab/2.5.24

APA

Odanga J. James, Florence Olubayo, Richard Nyankanga, Sizah Mwalusepo, Tino Johansson, P.(2017).Records of Arthropod Species Sampled from Avocado Plant (Persea americana Mill) in Small-scale Agro-ecosystems at Taita Hills and Mount Kilimanjaro. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).2(5), 2457-2465.10.22161/ijeab/2.5.24

Chicago

Odanga J. James, Florence Olubayo, Richard Nyankanga, Sizah Mwalusepo, Tino Johansson, P.(2017).Records of Arthropod Species Sampled from Avocado Plant (Persea americana Mill) in Small-scale Agro-ecosystems at Taita Hills and Mount Kilimanjaro. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).2(5), pp.2457-2465.

Harvard

Odanga J. James, Florence Olubayo, Richard Nyankanga, Sizah Mwalusepo, Tino Johansson. 2017."Records of Arthropod Species Sampled from Avocado Plant (Persea americana Mill) in Small-scale Agro-ecosystems at Taita Hills and Mount Kilimanjaro". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).2(5):2457-2465.Doi:10.22161/ijeab/2.5.24

IEEE

Odanga J. James, Florence Olubayo, Richard Nyankanga, Sizah Mwalusepo, Tino Johansson."Records of Arthropod Species Sampled from Avocado Plant (Persea americana Mill) in Small-scale Agro-ecosystems at Taita Hills and Mount Kilimanjaro", International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology,vol.2,no. 5, pp.2457-2465,2017.

Bibtex

@article { odangaj.james2017records,
title={Records of Arthropod Species Sampled from Avocado Plant (Persea americana Mill) in Small-scale Agro-ecosystems at Taita Hills and Mount Kilimanjaro},
author={Odanga J. James, Florence Olubayo, Richard Nyankanga, Sizah Mwalusepo, Tino Johansson , R},
journal={International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology},
volume={2},
year= {2017} ,
}