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FACTORS INFLUENCING WEST TENNESSEE FARMERS' WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR A BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION PROGRAM [PDF]
Data from a survey were used to evaluate Tennessee farmers' willingness to pay for the boll weevil eradication program. Producer experience, boll weevil control costs, and attitudes about boll weevil damage and insecticide usage after the program were ...
Roberts, Roland K. +3 more
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Population dynamics of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) [PDF]
, 2004 Water hyancinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms) is a perennial, herbaceous, aquatic weed of the family ontederiaceas. Water hyacinth is considered as a serious pest in many part of the world in the tropical and sub-tropical regions due to its ...
P.D., GAMAGE, Nimal, ASAEDA, Takashi
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, 1997 Uganda's rich hydrological or water resources cover over 18% of the nations' surface area. The waters are an important source for tlsh. National fish production is estimated at 220,OOO mt in 1996 valued at over Ushs 100bn.
Nyeko, J.I.
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ECONOMIC RISK EFFICIENCY OF BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to determine the economic risk efficiency of implementing a boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis [Boheman]) eradication (BWE) program in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) producing regions of the Mississippi Delta.
McClendon, Ronald W. +2 more
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ECONOMIC RETURNS TO THE BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION PROGRAM [PDF]
The economic viability of the Boll Weevil Eradication program in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia is assessed based on a five-year survey of producers. Results indicate the program increases yield 100 pounds per acre. This implies a 19 percent internal rate
Duffy, Patricia A. +2 more
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Biological Control Efforts of Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solm) on Kainji Lake, Nigeria [PDF]
, 2014 Biological control of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solm) was monitored on Kainji Lake between 1995 and 1999. The two most important host specific natural enemies of water hyacinth (Neochetina eichhorniae and N.
G.O., Adesina,
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The development of a spatio-temporal model for water hyacinth biological control strategies [PDF]
, 2016 CITATION: Van Schalkwyk, H., Potgieter, L. & Hui, C. 2017. The development of a spatio-temporal model for water hyacinth biological control strategies.
Van Schalkwyk, Helene +2 more
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, 2012 An ecological engineering project using water hyacinth for nutrient removal was performed in Baishan Bay of a large shallow eutrophic lake, Lake Dianchi in China. In the present study, a systematic survey of water quality, macrozoobenthos and zooplankton
Liu, Haiqing +6 more
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DEVELOPMENT OF ANTIFUNGAL FINISHES FOR WATER HYACINTH PRODUCTS [PDF]
This work discusses the research conducted to develop an appropriate agent to enhance the anti-fungal properties of water hyacinth stalks, which are commonly used in handicraft products in Thailand. The objective of the research was to find an agent that
Jariyapunya, Nareerut +6 more
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, 2014 A new control methodology that uses weevils has resulted in a near 80% reduction of the notorious water hyacinth, Eichornia crassipes, in Uganda. As weevil damage reduces leaf area and root length, the affected plants cannot grow or produce new..
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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