Determinants of farmers’ decisions on pesticide use in oriental tobacco: a survey of common practices

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 224-231

  Damalas, Christos A ^a   Koutroubas, Spyridon D ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

efficacy; environmental risk; formulation; hazard; health; price

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE; RISK PERCEPTION; TOBACCO; TOXICITY;

GREECE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84911424820     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670874.2014.958767     Document Type: Article

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