McLeod, Anni; Ndungu, Beth; Karanja, Daniel and Karanja, Peter (2002) Farmer evaluation of biocontrol methods against rootknot nematodes in tomatoes. In: Powell, Jane and et al. (Eds.) Proceedings of the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference, Organic Centre Wales, Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth, pp. 123-124.
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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.
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
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| Type of presentation: | Paper |
| Keywords: | Colloquium of Organic Researchers; COR; tomato; root-knot nematode; participatory budgeting; Kenya; biological pest control |
| Subjects: | Crop husbandry > Crop health, quality, protection Knowledge management > Research methodology and philosophy > Systems research and participatory research Crop husbandry > Production systems > Vegetables |
| Research affiliation: | UK UK > Colloquium of Organic Researchers (COR) > COR 2002 UK > Univ. Reading, VEERU |
| Deposited By: | Powell, Ms Jane |
| ID Code: | 8311 |
| Deposited On: | 28 Apr 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2010 07:33 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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