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    Extending Integrated Pest Management to indigenous vegetables

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    Date
    2007
    Author
    James, B.
    Godonou, I.
    Atcha Ahowé, C.
    Glitho, I.
    Vodouhe, S.
    Ahanchede, A.
    Kooyman, C.
    Goergen, Georg E.
    Type
    Journal Article
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    Leafy gboma (Solanum macrocarpon) and amaranths (Amaranthus sp.) are the two most important indigenous vegetables in the urban and peri-urban areas of Benin. IITA’s vegetable project has generated extensive baseline information on diversity, distribution and economic importance of pests of the crops; identified abuse and misuse of chemical pesticides in the vegetable sector; isolated suitable strains of entomopathogenic fungi as biopesticides against foliage feeders; and identified botanicals against root knot nematodes. Among 435 project-trained vegetable producers (30% women), 81 of them serve as community organizers to assist their colleagues incorporate research findings into vegetable production, increase local ownership and wider adoption of IPM options. Private-sector participation is required to assist move proven biologically-based IPM options from experimental to commercial level.
    https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.752.10
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3511
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    https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.752.10
    IITA Subjects
    Disease Control; Handling, Transport, Storage And Protection Of Agricultural Products; Impact Assessment; Capacity Development; Pests Of Plants; Plant Breeding; Plant Diseases; Farming Systems; Plant Production; Farm Management
    Agrovoc Terms
    Pests; Plant Protection; Biological Options; Capacity Building
    Regions
    Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Benin
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