The potential benefits of gis techniques in disease and pest control: An example based on a regional project in central Africa

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 879, Issue , 2010, Pages 333-340

  Bouwmeester, H ^a   Abele, S ^a   Manyong, V M ^a   Legg, C ^b   Mwangi, M ^c   Nakato, V ^c   Coyne, D ^c   Sonder, K ^b  

^a International Institute of Tropical Agriculture   (Tanzania)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Bananas; BXW; Disease; GIS; Interpolation; Mapping; Pest

Indexed keywords

MUSA; XANTHOMONAS;

EID: 80052207038     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2010.879.34     Document Type: Conference Paper

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