The Potential of Using Indigenous Pesticidal Plants for Insect Pest Control to Small Scale Farmers in Africa
The Potential of Using Indigenous Pesticidal Plants for Insect Pest Control to Small Scale Farmers in Africa作者机构：School of Materials Energy Water and Environmental Sciences (MEWES) The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology Arusha Tanzania
出 版 物：《American Journal of Plant Sciences》 (美国植物学期刊（英文）)
年 卷 期：2015年第6卷第19期
页 面：3164-3174页
学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
主 题：Insect Pests Pesticidal Plants Environment Health Indigenous Knowledge
摘 要：Pesticidal plants are scientifically proven for their effectiveness in controlling insect pests. Their activity is enhanced by active compounds contained, which are known for their repellant and antifeedant potentials to the insects. Use of pesticidal plants by local small scale farmers has been a point of concern following information that majority of farmers do not widely use pesticidal plants despite of an indigenous knowledge that they possess. Improvement of the technologies used by local farmers in previous times, that are easy and effective need to help farmers abstain from the use of synthetic pesticides that are detrimental to the environment and to their own health. This paper reviews the potentiality of pesticidal plants to small holder farmers. It also gives the status of pesticidal plants use, their possible effectiveness against insect pests, persistence as well as the knowledge that indigenous people possess in their use. Again, the paper suggests the need for more instrumental research on practical improvement of indigenous knowledge on the use of pesticidal plants with scientific evidences.
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