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Evaluation of Selected Pesticidal Plant Extracts against Major Cabbage Insect Pests in the Field
(University of Ghent, Department of Plant Production - Laboratory for Tropical Agronomy, Belgium, 2010-09)
An evaluation of fresh extracts from three locally available pesticidal plants was carried
out at the shores of Lake Victoria, in Central Uganda, against two important cabbage
insect pests in the field in order to establish ...
Pesticidal Plants Used in Masaka District of Uganda
(African Journals Online, 2009)
The use of syntheti c pesti cides in developing countries is limited by both the high cost of procuring
them and predominance of subsistence holdings. Resultantly, many farmers have to rely on traditi onal
methods of ...
Agro-Related Policy Awareness and Their Influence in Adoption of New Agricultural Technologies; A Case of Tissue Culture Banana in Uganda
(Academic Research Publishing Group, 2019)
Adoption of banana tissue culture in Uganda still remains low despite the availability of policies geared to enhancing agriculture. A survey was carried out on 115 smallholder farmers in Central Uganda to establish the ...
Euphorbia tirucalli L. (Euphorbiaceae) – The miracle tree: Current status of available knowledge
(Academic Journals, 2011)
Euphorbia tirucalli is one of the most important tree Euphorbias known worldwide for its many uses. Endemic to tropical Africa where it often grows wild, it is usually planted for boundary demarcation but also as a live ...
Understanding Organic Food Qualities in the Global South: An East African Perspective
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2012)
Quality is a major component of the process of food production, delivery and consumption because it plays an
influential role in consumer acceptability of the food. It has been widely suggested that food quality consists ...
Evaluation of larvicidal properties of the latex of Euphorbia tirucalli L. (Euphorbiaceae) against larvae of Anopheles mosquitoes
(Academic Journals, 2010)
Malaria is the most important vector-borne disease in tropical and sub-tropical countries. Although, different control measures like use of insecticide-impregnated mosquito nets and curtains, chemotherapy and others are ...
Assessing the effectiveness of ethnomedicinal products on banana weevils using REML
(Science Publishing Group, 2014)
This study investigated the effect of applying selected banana pest control treatments on management of banana
weevils. The data was collected on 283 banana plants picked at random; from 29 farmers selected using a snowball ...
Assessing the effectiveness of ethnomedicinal products on banana weevils using REML
(Science Publishing Group, 2014)
This study investigated the effect of applying selected banana pest control treatments on management of banana weevils. The data was collected on 283 banana plants picked at random; from 29 farmers selected using a snowball ...
Evaluation of the Efficacy of Crude Extracts of Tick Berry Lantana camara and Mexican Marigold Tagetes manuta Against Cabbage Aphids Brevicoryne brassicae
(Global Society of Scientific Research and Researchers, 2017)
The efficacy of two plant extracts; Lantana camara, Tagetes manuta and a combination of Lanatana camara and Tagetes manuta applied to the cabbage plants at differeent concentrations against cabbage aphids were tested at ...