Eco-Friendly Nets and Floating Row Covers Reduce Pest Infestation and Improve Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Yields for Smallholder Farmers in Kenya

Eco-Friendly Nets and Floating Row Covers Reduce Pest Infestation and Improve Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Yields for Smallholder Farmers in Kenya

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an important vegetable for supplying vitamins, minerals and fiber in human diets worldwide. Successful open field production of tomato in the tropics is limited by insect pests among other constraints. Two trials were conducted at the Horticulture Research and Tea...

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Main Authors: Elisha O. Gogo, Mwanarusi Saidi, Francis M. Itulya, Thibaud Martin, Mathieu Ngouajio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-01-01
Series:Agronomy
Subjects:
pest exclusion
pest control
tomato yields
tomato quality
microclimate modification
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/4/1/1

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