Smallholder farmers perceptions of maize diseases, pests, and other production constraints, their implications for maize breeding and evaluation of local maize cultivars in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Julia Sibiya; Pangirayi Tongoona; John Derera; Itai Mak; a

doi:10.5897/AJAR12.1906

African Journal of
Agricultural Research

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
Language: English
ISSN: 1991-637X
DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
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Smallholder farmersâ€™ perceptions of maize diseases, pests, and other production constraints, their implications for maize breeding and evaluation of local maize cultivars in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Julia Sibiya1*, Pangirayi Tongoona1, John Derera1 and Itai Makanda2

1African Centre for Crop Improvement, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P. Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg 3209, South Africa. 2Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), P. O. Box 66773, Westlands 00800, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Article Number - 9909A8E36283
Vol.8(17), pp. 1790-1798 , May 2013
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR12.1906

Accepted: 07 May 2013
Published: 09 May 2013

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