Farmers' perception on plant protection in India and Nepal: A case study

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 158-168

  Ranga Rao, G V ^a   Rameshwar Rao, V ^a   Prasanth, V P ^a   Khannal, N P ^b   Yadav, N K ^c   Gowda, C L L ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^b Forum for Rural Welfare and Agricultural Reforms for Development (FORWARD)   (Nepal)

^c National Grain Legumes Research Program (NGLRP)   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Biopesticides; IPM; Pesticides; Plant protection; PRA; Protective clothing; Residues

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA;

EID: 74949121793     PISSN: 17427584     EISSN: 17427592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742758409990257     Document Type: Article

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