Factors influencing the adoption of integrated pest management (IPM) by wheat growers in Varamin county, Iran

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 491-497

  Samiee, Atry ^a   Rezvanfar, Ahmad ^a   Faham, Elham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adoption; Disease; Insect; Knowledge; Weed; Wheat

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 78650367791     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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