Farmers' management of cabbage and cauliflower pests in India and their approaches to crop protection

Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 253-259

  Weinberger, Katinka ^a   Srinivasan, R ^a  

^a AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cabbage; Cauliflower; India; Pest management; Pesticides; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CAPITATA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE;

EID: 70350002111     PISSN: 12268615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aspen.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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