Farmers’ knowledge of cassava brown streak disease and its management in Malawi

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 175-184

  Chipeta, Michael M ^a   Shanahan, Paul ^a   Melis, Rob ^a   Sibiya, Julia ^a   Benesi, Ibrahim R M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b CHITEDZE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Manihot esculenta Crantz; perceptions; symptom identification; viral disease

Indexed keywords

CASSAVA; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; PERCEPTION; PEST CONTROL; SYMPTOM; VIRAL DISEASE;

MALAWI;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 84964089344     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670874.2016.1167268     Document Type: Article

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