Farmers' perceptions and practices for managing tomato leaf curl virus disease in southern India

Farmers Agronomic Practice in Management of the Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicon</i> L.) Yellow Leaf Curl Virus in Central Region of Ghana

“…It was observed that majority of the farmers have been in tomato production for over 5 years. This therefore agrees with the report of Nagaraju et al (2002) which states that apart from formal education being a source of information to farmers, experience in farming or number of years in farming can also serve as a means through which farmers get informed.…”

“…This result agrees with the finding of Osei et al (2012) which states that tomato farmers in the middle and northern Ghana wrongly attribute TYLCV disease to high temperature, nutrient deficiency, drought and whitefly (Osei, et al, 2012). Nagaraju et al (2002) also reported that majority of tomato farmers at Karnataka, India, were aware of TYLCV disease and could vividly describe the symptoms but did not know the causes and epidemiology of the viral disease. However, TYLV, transmitted by whitefly, B. tabaci has been associated with tomato yellow leaf curl symptoms on tomatoes in Ghana (Horna et al, 2006;Osei et al, 2008; and worldwide (Lapidot and Friedman 2002;Al-ani et al, 2011;Pan et al, 2012).…”

“…It has been reported that farmers' experience in farming count more than educational attainment in order to increase productivity (Apantaku et al, 2016) and this could influence their adoption of intensive and good agronomic practices such as early weeding, rogueing, appropriate use of pesticides among others leading to low incidence of TYLCV disease in their farms. Nagaraju et al, (2002) also stated that apart from the formal education being a source of information to farmers, experience in farming or number of years in farming can also serve as a means through which farmers get informed.…”

Perception of Mealybug Wilt Effect and Management among Pineapple Farmers in Ghana

“…The high level of education and vast experience in farming among respondents are likely to aid adoption of improved agronomic practices aimed at managing MWP and improving yields of pineapple as reported by AfariSefa et al (2015). Nagaraju et al (2002) have reported that formal education as well as and experience in farming can serve as a means through which farmers get informed. Apantaku et al (2016) also argued that farmers' experience in farming count more than formal education in order to increase productivity.…”

Knowledge and perceptions of plant viral diseases by different stakeholders in Zimbabwes agricultural sector: Implications for disease management

“…According to Mehle and Trdan (2012), correct vector diagnosis is the first key step in tospovirus management. The observation that most respondents recommended insecticide use to control TSWV/tospoviruses reinforces an observation by Nagaraju et al (2002) that there is a "pesticide culture" that has been created by agrochemical companies through their extension programs and aggressive product promotion.…”