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标题：Pesticide Use in Vegetable Crops: Frequency, Intensity and Determinant Factors
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作者：Jeyanthi, H. ; Kombairaju, S.
期刊名称：Journal of Food Distribution Research
印刷版ISSN：0047-245X
出版年度：2005
卷号：36
期号：7
页码：209-221
出版社：Food Distribution Research Society
摘要：This paper has examined pest management practices in four important vegetable crops, viz. chillies, cauliflower, brinjal and bhendi using farm level cross-sectional data. Average pesticide usage has been estimated at 5.13, 2.77, 4.64 and 3.71 kg active ingredient per hectare on chillies, cauliflower, brinjal and bhendi crops, respectively. On an average, cauliflower and brinjal are each given 15 applications, chillies is given 13 and bhendi is given 12 applications. The study has suggested that for reducing pesticide-use, farmers need to be educated about different nonchemical control methods and should be encouraged to adopt integrated pest management (IPM) practices.