Pattern of pesticide use and pesticide efficacy among chili growers in the dry zone of NE Sri Lanka (System B): Perception vs reality

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-60

  Burleigh, J R ^a   Vingnanakulasingham, V ^b   Lalith, W R B ^c   Gonapinuwala, S ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Regl Agric Research Devmt Ctr   (Sri Lanka)

^c Mahaweli Rural Development Project   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Chili; Pesticides; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; FRUIT; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE; YIELD RESPONSE;

ELLEWEWA; SRI LANKA;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 0031823510     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(97)00159-X     Document Type: Article

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