A risk-minimizing argument for traditional crop varietal diversity use to reduce pest and disease damage in agricultural ecosystems of Uganda

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 157, Issue , 2012, Pages 70-86

  Mulumba, J W ^a   Nankya, R ^b   Adokorach, J ^a   Kiwuka, C ^a   Fadda, C ^b   De Santis, P ^b   Jarvis, D I ^b  

^a National Agricultural Research Organization   (Uganda)

^b BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Farmer knowledge; Intra specific diversity; On farm diversity; Pest and disease management; Traditional crop varieties; Varietal mixtures; Vulnerability; Weighted damage index (WDI)

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGROECOLOGY; CULTIVAR; DAMAGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; FRUIT; HARVESTING; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LEGUME; LIVERWORT; MONOCULTURE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PATHOGEN; PEST CONTROL; PLANT BREEDING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE; VULNERABILITY;

UGANDA;

CURCULIONIDAE; MUSA; NEMATODA; OPHIOMYIA PHASEOLI; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 84863783746     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.02.012     Document Type: Article

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