Pest management and other agricultural practices among farmers growing cruciferous vegetables in the Central and Western highlands of Kenya and the Western Himalayas of India

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 303-315

  Badenes Perez, Francisco R ^a   Shelton, Anthony M ^a  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Cruciferous vegetables; Environmental impact quotient; Highland agroecosystems; Insecticide alternatives; Lepidoptera; Natural enemies

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INSECTICIDE; PEST CONTROL; VEGETABLE;

AFRICA; ASIA; EAST AFRICA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; KENYA; SOUTH ASIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 34548550391     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670870600819169     Document Type: Article

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