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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Controlling an insecticide-resistant bollworm in West Africa
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, Volume 107, No. 4, Year 2005
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Cotton is one of the most important cash crops in West Africa, contributing for more than half the income of some two million small-scale farmers cultivating on average about one hectare land. Cotton is being attacked by many pests, the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera in particular, that developed high population densities in 1998 leading to yield reductions despite increased insecticide use in West Africa. A cotton network involving research, extension, cotton producing and chemical companies was created to prevent and manage resistance to insecticides. An insecticide resistance management (IRM) strategy was rapidly adopted by most West African farmers with the assistance of the extension services provided by the national cotton companies. The adoption of IRM over the next four years had a positive impact on the control of H. armigera populations leading to overall yield increases, however, with a 25% increase in protection costs. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Martin, Thibaud
France, Montferrier-sur-lez
Centre de Biologie Pour la Gestion Des Populations Cbgp
Ochou, Germain
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Centre National de Recherche Agronomique Abidjan
Djihinto, Angelo C.
Benin
U. de Recherche Colon et Fibres
Traoré, Doulaye
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Inst. L'environnement Rech. A.
Togola, Mamoutou
Mali
Institut D'economie Rurale
Vassal, Jean Michel
France, Montferrier-sur-lez
Centre de Biologie Pour la Gestion Des Populations Cbgp
Vaissayre, Maurice
France, Montferrier-sur-lez
Centre de Biologie Pour la Gestion Des Populations Cbgp
Fournier, Didier D.
France, Toulouse
Ipbs Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale
Statistics
Citations: 68
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.agee.2004.11.006
ISSN:
01678809
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Multi-countries