Boll distribution patterns in Bt and non-Bt cotton cultivars. II. Study on small-scale farming systems in South Africa

Field Crops Research

Volumn 98, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 210-215

  Hofs, J L ^a   Hau, B ^a   Marais, D ^b   Fok, M ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bt cotton; Cotton; Earliness; Plant mapping; South Africa; Transgenic varieties

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; CULTIVATION; FARMS; PEST CONTROL; WEED CONTROL;

BT COTTON; PLANT MAPPING; TRANSGENIC VARIETIES;

COTTON;

COTTON; CROPPING PRACTICE; CULTIVAR; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WEED CONTROL;

COTTON; PEST CONTROL; VARIETIES; WEED CONTROL;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 33646749306     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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