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This publication provides the reader a basic appreciation and knowledge of the need for crop protection to help them recognise pest and disease problems when they occur. It is hoped that this will stimulate an interest in the more specialised texts and draw the attention of appropriate specialist...
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1988-01-09 This folder is a collection of methods used by villages in Thailand to control pests without the use of pesticides.
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2021-07-06 One of the most critical decisions a farmer makes during a growing season is how to effectively control pests to preserve the productivity and economic value of a crop. A farmer’s reaction to seeing pests in their crops or grain is to intervene to protect his or her livelihood. The first two...
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2019-10-18 When the topic of agricultural pest management is mentioned, most people think first about monitoring for pests or intervening to reduce pests: scouting, pest identification, and/or application of pesticides are some specific practices. However, prevention is a often-overlooked key strategy that...
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The aim of this Agrodok is to inform extension workers and smallholder rice farmers in tropical Africa about current views concerning efficient, profitable and sustainable lowland rice farming and rice processing.
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1987-06-01 This publication includes technical studies and photos of the workshop and field work that were done. 48 pages, illustrated, photos
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The authors and editors of this series believe that the new approach taken in organizing subject matter and relating it to current discoveries and new principles will stimulate the interest of students. A single book cannot fulfill the different and changing requirements that must be met in...
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2004-01-01 This article reports on the effects of ground powders of two tropical plants, Lantana camara L. and Tephrosia vogelii Hook. It looked atthe level of insect damage and the grain quality parameters of stored maize were evaluated for five months. Various page numbers, illustrated
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Lemon,Citrus limon, is a small evergreen tree in the family Rutaceae grown for its edible fruit which, among other things, are used in a variety of foods and drinks. The tree has a spreading, upright growth habit, few large branches and stiff thorns. The tree possesses large, oblong or oval,...
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