Abstract:Vegetable crops are acutely sensitive to pest attacks, disease proliferation, and weed development. To control these pests, farmers resort excessively to various chemical plant protection products. Therefore, this study aims to measure the intensity of pesticide use and estimate the phytosanitary pressure according to the phytosanitary practises of market gardeners in the region of Biskra, in the south-east of Algeria. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 96 randomly selected market gardeners in Biskra d… Show more
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