Push–pull agricultural pest management
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push-pull-agricultural-pest-management-318-10829822
title:
Push–pull agricultural pest management
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Push–pull technology is an intercropping strategy for controlling agricultural pests by using repellent "push" plants and trap "pull" plants. For example, cereal crops like maize or sorghum are often infested by 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. Push–pull technology was developed at the International Centre of Ins
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Intercropping strategy for controlling agricultural pests
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push%E2%80%93pull_agricultural_pest_management
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2023-09-18T06:26:30Z
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