Mortada,, M., Zedan, H. (2007). DAMAGE ASSESSMENT CAUSED BY RODENT TO CERTAIN CROPS IN DAKAHLIA GOVERNORATE.. Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 32(2), 1495-1499. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2007.219431
M. M. Mortada,; H. A. Zedan. "DAMAGE ASSESSMENT CAUSED BY RODENT TO CERTAIN CROPS IN DAKAHLIA GOVERNORATE.". Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 32, 2, 2007, 1495-1499. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2007.219431
Mortada,, M., Zedan, H. (2007). 'DAMAGE ASSESSMENT CAUSED BY RODENT TO CERTAIN CROPS IN DAKAHLIA GOVERNORATE.', Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 32(2), pp. 1495-1499. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2007.219431
Mortada,, M., Zedan, H. DAMAGE ASSESSMENT CAUSED BY RODENT TO CERTAIN CROPS IN DAKAHLIA GOVERNORATE.. Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2007; 32(2): 1495-1499. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2007.219431
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT CAUSED BY RODENT TO CERTAIN CROPS IN DAKAHLIA GOVERNORATE.
Plant Protection Institute Research, Agriculture Research Center, Dokki-Giza, Egypt.
Abstract
Field studies had been carried out to estimate the damage caused by rodents on wheat, tomatoes (winter crops) and rice, maize (summer crops) in Mansoura and Aga districts, Dakahlia governorate during 2005 season.
The obtained results could be summarized as follows: Wheat crop was attacked heavily by field rodents during the milky and dough stages, with total damage percentage of 2.62 % and 2.15 %, while reached to 2.89 % and 2.44 % on tomato crop. in Aga and El-Mansoura districts resp.
The total damage percentage on summer crops were (1.84 & 1.67 ) for maize crop, while percentages were (1.47 & 1.77) for rice crop in Aga and El-Mansoura districts.