Reductions in insecticide use from adoption of Bt cotton in South Africa: Impacts on economic performance and toxic load to the environment

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 665-674

  Bennett, R ^a   Ismael, Y ^a   Morse, S ^a   Shankar, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA ZEA;

EID: 20044396432     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859605004892     Document Type: Article

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