Smallholder cotton production in sub-Saharan Africa: An assessment of the way forward

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 149-153

  Matthews, G A ^a   Tunstall, J P ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Auster   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Bt; Cotton; IPM; Organic; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; SMALLHOLDER; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 33745544288     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670870600649798     Document Type: Article

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