The overuse and misuse of chemical pesticides has widely been reported in vegetable cultivation in Sri Lanka. While safer and environmental friendly pest and disease management methods such as Integrated Pest Management (IPM) are popular around the world, only little effort has been taken to prom...
Jayasooriya, H.J.C.
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Aheeyar, Mohamed M.M.
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[Adoption and factors affecting on adoption of integrated pest management among vegetable farmers in Sri Lanka]
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Adoption and factors affecting on adoption of integrated pest management among vegetable farmers in Sri Lanka
Cassava is attacked by a complex of arthropod pests across the tropical regions of the world where the crop is grown. Root yield losses have been recorded for several pests, including mites, mealybugs, whiteflies, hornworm, lacebugs, thrips and burrower bugs. Agronomic characteristics such as veg...
Bellotti, Anthony C.
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Herrera Campo, Beatriz Vanessa
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Hyman, Glenn
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[Cassava production and pest management: present and potential threats in a changing environment]
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Cassava production and pest management: present and potential threats in a changing environment
In this study, we focus on water quality as a vehicle to illustrate the role that the water, energy, and food (WEF) Nexus perspective may have in promoting ecosystem services in agriculture. The mediation of water quality by terrestrial systems is a key ecosystem service for a range of actors (mu...
Bell, A.R.
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Matthews, Nathaniel
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Zhang, W.
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[Opportunities for improved promotion of ecosystem services in agriculture under the Water-Energy-Food Nexus]
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Opportunities for improved promotion of ecosystem services in agriculture under the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Gisselquist, David
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Nash, John
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Pray, Carl
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[ Deregulating the Transfer of Agricultural Technology : Lessons from Bangladesh, India, Turkey, and Zimbabwe ]