Farmers' attitudes toward the use of biocontrol agents in IPM strawberry production in three countries

Biological Control

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 125-132

  Moser, Riccarda ^a   Pertot, Ilaria ^a   Elad, Yigal ^a,b   Raffaelli, Roberta ^c  

^a RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biocontrol agent; Factors influencing behavior; Farmers' preferences; Low environmental impact; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 53049109466     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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