Crop pest management and food security in Nigerian agriculture

Autor:	O. Alabi, O. O. Banwo, S. O. Alabi
Rok vydání:	2006
Předmět:	Integrated pest management education.field_of_study Food security business.industry Agroforestry Integrated farming Population Biology Mechanical pest control Crop protection Crop Agronomy Agriculture business education Agronomy and Crop Science
Zdroj:	Archives Of Phytopathology And Plant Protection. 39:457-464
ISSN:	1477-2906 0323-5408
DOI:	10.1080/03235400500383693
Popis:	Pests damage crops at different stages of growth on the field, at harvest, during transportation and in storage. This leads to 5 – 40% crop loss yearly and has a serious effect on the food security for the ever-increasing population of the country. The management of pests in crops to obtain a better yield is paramount for food security. The resource-poor farmers who produce a large percentage of the crop for consumption cannot afford expensive management of pests in order to meet the yearly target consumption level for the country. The different methods for the management of pests—cultural, biological, indigenous knowledge systems, use of resistant varieties, use of plant extracts, use of pheromones and the minimal use of chemicals in an integrated pest management system which hitherto existed as fragmented information—are discussed. Areas for future research are also mentioned.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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