Farmers' perceptions of a 'push-pull' technology for control of cereal stemborers and Striga weed in western Kenya

Crop Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 976-987

  Khan, Zeyaur R ^a   Amudavi, David M ^a,b   Midega, Charles A O ^a   Wanyama, Japhether M ^a,c   Pickett, John A ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Push pull' technology; Farmer perceptions; Kenya; Stemborers; Striga

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CEREAL; CROP PRODUCTION; INTERCROPPING; LEGUME; MAIZE; PERCEPTION; PEST CONTROL; STEM BORER; TRAP CROP;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; DESMODIUM; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; STRIGA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 39649095615     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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