the significant reduction of bollworm infestation by the implementation of integrated pest management (ipm) in bt cotton as a component of ipm led to reduction in bollworm infestation and increase in yield. however, these alterations have brought in many new biotic problems hitherto unknown or of little economic importance. field survey of rainfed bt cotton fields in perambalur district of tami...

the study was conducted among the two farmer groups in bhaktapur and kavre districts of nepal. the main objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of ipm ffs on creating awareness and disseminating the knowledge on sustainable pest management to the farmers and to assess the relationships between enhanced ipm knowledge and adoption of ipm strategies by the farmers. the study has be...

urmia lake and its surroundng wetlands have been severely affected by recent droughts (1998–2003) and a considerable decrease in inflow has affected lake ecosystem components. integrated ecosystem-based management is a useful managing tool for the wise use and biodiversity conservation of wetlands. in the process of developing an integrated ecosystem-based management model for urmia lake, the i...

this study aimed to identify the factors influencing adoption of integrated pest management (ipm) technologies by paddy farmers in sari county of iran. a sample of 260 farmers who selected randomly, participated in this study through a survey questionnaire. findings of the study revealed a statistically significant positive correlation between adoption of ipm technologies and farmers’ participa...