%0 Conference Paper
%A McLeod, Anni
%A Ndungu, Beth
%A Karanja, Daniel
%A Karanja, Peter
%D 2002
%E Powell, Jane
%E et al., 
%F orgprints:8311
%I Organic Centre Wales, Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth
%K Colloquium of Organic Researchers; COR; tomato; root-knot nematode; participatory budgeting; Kenya; biological pest control
%P 123-124
%T Farmer evaluation of biocontrol methods against rootknot nematodes in tomatoes  
%U http://orgprints.org/8311/
%X This report was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference. Root-knot nematodes in tomatoes cause financial loss to Kenyan smallholders. While soil fumigation appears to be losing effectiveness two bio-control agents (bcas), Pasteuria penetrans and Verticillium chlamydosporium, appear promising. Participatory budgeting is being used to compare the bcas with chemical and other biological controls on commercial and organic smallholdings.