Farmer-participatory evaluation of cowpea integrated pest management (IPM) technologies in Eastern Uganda

Crop Protection

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-38

  Nabirye, J ^a   Nampala, P ^a   Ogenga Latigo, M W ^a   Kyamanywa, S ^a   Wilson, H ^b   Odeke, V ^c   Iceduna, C ^d   Adipala, E ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Kumi Agricultural Office   (Uganda)

^d Pallisa Agricultural Office   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Cultural practices; Farmer field schools; Spraying; Verifying; Vigna unguiculata

Indexed keywords

FARMERS ATTITUDE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH;

UGANDA;

ALYDIDAE; APHIDIDAE; APHIS CRACCIVORA; CLAVIGRALLA TOMENTOSICOLLIS; COREIDAE; HETEROPTERA; HOMOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MARUCA TESTULARIS; MARUCA VITRATA; MEGALUROTHRIPS SJOSTEDI; NEZERA VIRIDULA; PENTATOMIDAE; PYRALIDAE; RIPTORTUS DENTIPES; THRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 0037290708     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(02)00094-7     Document Type: Article

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