Participatory evaluation of integrated pest and soil fertility management options using ordered categorical data analysis

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 233-244

  De Groote, Hugo ^a   Rutto, Esther ^a   Odhiambo, George ^b   Kanampiu, Fred ^a   Khan, Zeyaur ^c   Coe, Richard ^d   Vanlauwe, Bernard ^e  

^a International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre CIMMYT   (Kenya)

^b MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^d WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^e the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture TSBF CIAT   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Imidazolinone resistant maize; Maize; Ordinal regression; Participatory evaluation; Stem borer; Striga

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; DATA INTERPRETATION; DICOTYLEDON; FOOD PRODUCTION; GRASS; INHIBITOR; INTERCROPPING; MAIZE; PEST CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEED; SOIL FERTILITY; SOYBEAN; STEM BORER;

BUSIA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; KENYA; LAKE VICTORIA; NYANZA; SIAYA; VIHIGA; WESTERN PROVINCE [KENYA];

CROTALARIA; DESMODIUM; GLYCINE MAX; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; STRIGA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77951103128     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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