Little things mean a lot: Working with Central American farmers to address the mystery of plant disease

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 181-189

  Sherwood, Stephen G ^a  

^a ZAMORANO UNIVERSITY   (Honduras)

Author keywords

Central American farmers; Disease management; Plant diseases

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344713362     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007383508503     Document Type: Article

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