Farmers’ perceptions of crop pests and pest control practices in rainfed cowpea cropping systems in kano, nigeria

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 195-200

  Bottenberg, Harry ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cowpea cropping systems; Indigenous knowledge; Nigeria; Pest control

Indexed keywords

COWPEA; FARMERS' PERCEPTIONS; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; PEST CONTROL;

NIGERIA, KANO;

EID: 0029502143     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670879509371948     Document Type: Article

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