Matching innovations with potential users, a case study of potato IPM practices

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 70, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 203-215

  Waller, Beth E ^a   W Hoy, Casey ^a   Henderson, Janet L ^a   Stinner, Ben ^a   Welty, Celeste ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Farm management decisions; Integrated pest management; Pest control; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0031763433     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(98)00149-2     Document Type: Article

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