Effect of Farming Practices and Farm History on Incidence of Coconut Lethal Yellowing in Mozambique
| Autor: | I. Persson, J. Söderlind, L. Manuel, Luisa Santos, N. Johansson, Ana Mondjana, N. Högberg, J. Bila, E. Tostão |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
business.industry
Incidence (epidemiology) animal diseases Jordbruksvetenskap food and beverages Intercropping General Medicine Biology biology.organism_classification Cocos nucifera inter cropping logistic regression Odds Toxicology Cocos nucifera Agronomy Agriculture Palm business Agricultural Science Cropping Lethal yellowing |
| Zdroj: | African Crop Science Journal; Vol 24, No 2 (2016); 167-178 |
| ISSN: | 2072-6589 1021-9730 |
| Popis: | Management of coconut ( Cocos nucifera ) lethal yellowing disease (CLYD), which has killed about eight million coconut trees in Mozambique, has proved challenging. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of farming practices and related history, on the CLYD incidence in Mozambique. The methodology included a socioeconomic questionnaire to the households and direct observations on the palm farms. The collected data were analysed using logistic regression. Five out of 11 explanatory variables tested, namely farm age, availability of other palm species on the coconut farm, type of coconut varieties grown, root cut practices, and intercropping had a significant (P< 0.05) effect on CLYD incidence. Coconut farms |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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