Farmer participatory evaluation of the potential for organic vegetable production in the wetlands of Zambia

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 299-305

  Kuntashula, E ^a   Sileshi, G ^b   Mafongoya, P L ^b   Banda, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b Zambia ICRAF Agroforestry Project   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Biopesticides; Dambos; Legume biomass; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BREVICORYNE BRASSICAE; GLIRICIDIA; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; HELLULA UNDALIS; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE; TEPHROSIA; TEPHROSIA VOGELII;

EID: 33846697334     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000006779398290     Document Type: Article

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