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Farmers' knowledge and perceptions of pests in agroforestry with particular reference to Alnus species in Kabale district, Uganda

2002-12-01

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Ugandan farmers were interviewed in order to investigate their knowledge, perceptions and ability to manage pests in agroforestry generally and on Alnus species particularly. Farmers' ability to recognise pest problems on Alnus species was significantly influenced by their length of experience in cultivating the species, but not their age, sex or formal education. Most farmers (77%) were aware of pest problems on...

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Literature Corpus work: d95c37e6-d521-503e-a370-c7886dbc1e98
DOI: 10.1016/s0261-2194(02)00068-6

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