Are millipedes a pest in low-input crop production in north-eastern Uganda? : farmer's perception and experimentation
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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integrated pest management plagen veroorzaakt door geleedpotigen PE&RC houding van boeren ipomoea batatas geïntegreerde plagenbestrijding zoete aardappelen field crops uganda biologische landbouw veldgewassen organic farming sweet potatoes Leerstoelgroep Gewas- en onkruidecologie Crop and Weed Ecology farmers' attitudes arthropod pests |
| Popis: | These studies included: (i) Field survey on farmers’ knowledge on sweet potato production and perception of millipede infestation; (ii) Field assessment of pests in sweet potato and other major crops conducted in the planting seasons of 2000 – 2002; (iii) Feeding activity of the East African millipede Omopyge sudanica Kraus, based on no-choice laboratory experiments, and (iv) Comparison of the indigenous cultural practices of piecemeal harvesting and storage roots ‘in-ground on plants’ with one-time harvesting after crop senescence in trials conducted in the planting seasons of 2002 – 2003. There was inadequate information about millipedes in general and possible control strategies in East Africa. Therefore a literature study was also done to gain more knowledge about this animal. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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