Factors preventing the adoption of alternatives to chemical pest control among Pakistani cotton farmers

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 9-16

  Khan, Muhammad ^a   Damalas, Christos A ^b  

^a Process and Energy Systems Engineering Center PRESTIGE   (Pakistan)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

education; farmers behavior; health problems; pesticide overuse; training

Indexed keywords

COTTON; CROP PEST; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; HEALTH IMPACT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE; TRAINING;

PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN];

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 84924440330     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670874.2014.984257     Document Type: Article

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