Farmers' knowledge of cassava brown streak disease and its management in Malawi
العنوان: | Farmers' knowledge of cassava brown streak disease and its management in Malawi |
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المؤلفون: | Paul Shanahan, Ibrahim R. M. Benesi, Julia Sibiya, Michael M. Chipeta, Rob Melis |
المصدر: | International Journal of Pest Management. 62:175-184 |
بيانات النشر: | Informa UK Limited, 2016. |
سنة النشر: | 2016 |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | 0106 biological sciences, Veterinary medicine, Incidence (epidemiology), Manihot esculenta, food and beverages, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, Disease, Biology, 01 natural sciences, Agronomy, Insect Science, 040103 agronomy & agriculture, 0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, Viral disease, Agronomy and Crop Science, 010606 plant biology & botany |
الوصف: | There is little information on farmers’ knowledge about cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) brown streak disease (CBSD), despite extensive studies on incidences and severities. The objective of this study was to assess farmers’ knowledge of CBSD diagnosis and management. The study was conducted in three districts of Malawi by administering semi-structured interviews in combination with disease incidence and severity surveys. Farmers’ knowledge of disease diagnosis and management was associated with CBSD incidence and severity. High levels of knowledge about CBSD were observed in areas with high disease incidence. Only 10.1% of the farmers were capable of identifying the foliar symptoms of the disease. On average, 75.0% and 71.7% of the farms had leaf and storage root incidences, respectively. At harvest, 88.3% of the farmers’ fields exhibited storage root necrosis. CBSD leaf and storage root severities differed significantly (P < 0.001) from one district to the other and between varieties. Most far... |
تدمد: | 1366-5863 0967-0874 |
URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::582327f5360392eb12eb6918f6efc152 https://doi.org/10.1080/09670874.2016.1167268 |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi...........582327f5360392eb12eb6918f6efc152 |
قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
تدمد: | 13665863 09670874 |
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