The insect pest complex infesting cowpea has made farmers in Uganda to increasingly use pesticides as the major means of pest control. A case study conducted in eastern Uganda revealed that: (a) pesticide usage depended on farmer production goal, (b) change from one pesticide to another depended on perceived priority pests and crop growth stage, (c) pesticide use was more intense with the commercial category (i.e., farmers who cultivated cowpea primarily for income generation); subsistence cases relied on host resistance. These findings strongly indicate that pest management recommendations to farmers must take into account farmer perception and production goals. Key Words: Local knowledge, pesticide efficacy, Vigna unguiculata, yield...
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Abstract: This study was carried out to assess the perceived roles of cowpea insect flower visitors ...
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African Crop Science Journal, Vol. 7. No. 4, pp. 539-548, 1999 Influence of Farmer Production Goals...
We investigated using a case study the influence of differing production goals on cowpea production ...
Insect pests are perhaps the most important constraint to cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) product...
Improper pesticide use on crops causes adverse effects on humans, livestock, crops and the environme...
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Improper pesticide use on crops causes adverse effects on humans, livestock, crops and the environme...
African Crop Science Journal,Vol. 4. No. 3, pp. 373-382, 1996 SHORT COMMUNICATION: Influence of time...
Cowpeas are a critical crop for food and income security for millions of people in Africa. Insect pe...
The knowledge of eggplant farmers in Khartoum State was evaluated. Simple questionnaires were distri...
Food security and poverty alleviation has remained the primary agenda in the Eastern Africa regional...
Abstract: This study was carried out to assess the perceived roles of cowpea insect flower visitors ...
African Crop Science Journal, Vol. 8. No. 3 September 2000 The influence of farmer perception on pe...
African Crop Science Journal, Vol. 7. No. 4, pp. 539-548, 1999 Influence of Farmer Production Goals...
We investigated using a case study the influence of differing production goals on cowpea production ...
Insect pests are perhaps the most important constraint to cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) product...
Improper pesticide use on crops causes adverse effects on humans, livestock, crops and the environme...
African Crop Science Journal, Vol. 7. No. 4, pp. 465-478, 1999 Pests and Diseases on Cowpea in Uga...
Grain legumes play an important role in community livelihood and in the national economy in Kenya. U...
Farmers of rainfed cowpea/groundnut/millet/sorghum cropping systems in Kano, Nigeria, ranked arthrop...
African Crop Science Journal, Vol. 7. No. 4, pp. 479-486, 1999 Integrated Management of Major Field...
Improper pesticide use on crops causes adverse effects on humans, livestock, crops and the environme...
African Crop Science Journal,Vol. 4. No. 3, pp. 373-382, 1996 SHORT COMMUNICATION: Influence of time...
Cowpeas are a critical crop for food and income security for millions of people in Africa. Insect pe...
The knowledge of eggplant farmers in Khartoum State was evaluated. Simple questionnaires were distri...
Food security and poverty alleviation has remained the primary agenda in the Eastern Africa regional...
Abstract: This study was carried out to assess the perceived roles of cowpea insect flower visitors ...