Farmers' perceptions of pesticide efficacy: Reflections on the importance of pest management practices adoption

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-85

  Hashemi, Seyyed Mahmoud ^a   Damalas, Christos A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

IPM importance; Iran; Perceptions; Pest management practices; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649743336     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10440046.2011.530511     Document Type: Article

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