Impacts of transgenic bt cotton and integrated pest management education on smallholder cotton farmers

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 231-244

  Yang, Puyun ^a   Li, Kunwen ^b   Shi, Shangbai ^b   Xia, Jingyuan ^a   Guo, Rong ^a   Li, Shaoshi ^a   Wang, Libing ^b  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^b Plant Protection Station of Xiantao City   (China)

Author keywords

Farmer education; Farmer field school; Integrated pest management; Transgenic Bt cotton

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; COTTON; EDUCATION; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; SMALLHOLDER; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HUBEI;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; INSECTA;

EID: 30844451840     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670870500396672     Document Type: Article

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