Pesticide use in swat valley, Pakistan: Exploring remedial measures to mitigate environmental and socioeconomic impacts

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 201-204

  Nafees, Mohammad ^a   Rasul Jan, Mohammad ^a,b   Khan, Hizbullah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAKAND   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

ASIA; EURASIA; NORTH WEST FRONTIER; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA; SWAT VALLEY;

AVES;

EID: 58149527885     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/mrd.1042     Document Type: Article

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