Data in Brief (Dec 2016)

Dataset on the abundance of ants and Cosmopolites sordidus damage in plantain fields with intercropped plants

  • Anicet Gbèblonoudo Dassou,
  • Dominique Carval,
  • Sylvain Dépigny,
  • Gabriel Fansi,
  • Philippe Tixier

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2016.08.027
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. C
pp. 17 – 23

Abstract

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The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled “Ant abundance and Cosmopolites sordidus damage in plantain fields as affected by intercropping” (A.G. Dassou, D. Carval, S. Dépigny, G.H Fansi, P. Tixier, 2015) [1]. This article describes how associated crops maize (Zea mays), cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) and bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) intercropped in the plantain fields in Cameroun modify ant community structure and damages of banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus. The field data set is made publicly available to enable critical or extended analyzes.

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