Effects of agroforestry on pest, disease and weed control: A meta-analysis

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 573-582

  Pumariño, Lorena ^a   Sileshi, Gudeta Weldesemayat ^b   Gripenberg, Sofia ^c   Kaartinen, Riikka ^a   Barrios, Edmundo ^b   Muchane, Mary Nyawira ^d   Midega, Charles ^e   Jonsson, Mattias ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^e INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Natural enemies; Parasitic weeds; Parasitoids; Plant damage; Predators; Striga sp

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944164508     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2015.08.006     Document Type: Review

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