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Push–pull Agricultural Pest Management
Push–pull technology is an intercropping strategy for biological pest control, controlling agricultural pests by using repellent "push" plants and Trap crop, trap "pull" plants. For example, Cereal, cereal crops like maize or sorghum are often infested by Ostrinia, stem borers. Grasses planted around the perimeter of the crop attract and trap the pests, whereas other plants, like ''Desmodium'', planted between the rows of maize, repel the pests and control the parasitic plant ''Striga (plant), Striga''. Push–pull technology was developed at the ICIPE, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) in Kenya in collaboration with Rothamsted Experimental Station, Rothamsted Research, UK. and national partners. This technology has been taught to smallholding, smallholder farmers through collaborations with universities, NGOs and national research organizations. How push–pull works Push–pull technology involves use of behaviour-modifying stimuli to manipula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Push Pull Intercropping Plots
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