Application of IPM practices by paddy farmers in Sari county of Mazandaran province, Iran

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 4884-4892

  Razzaghi Borkhani, F ^a   Shabanali Fami, H ^a   Rezvanfar, A ^a   Pouratashi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Application; Attitude; Integrated pest management (IPM); Paddy farmers; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054908022     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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