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New successes with organic pesticides Jatropha curcas, an euphorbiaceous shrub familiar to West African villagers, has been shown to be a very effective pesticide. Jatropha is often planted as a hedge to protect crops: its leaves and fruit are...

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Autor principal: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Formato: News Item
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1997
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/48733
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Sumario:New successes with organic pesticides Jatropha curcas, an euphorbiaceous shrub familiar to West African villagers, has been shown to be a very effective pesticide. Jatropha is often planted as a hedge to protect crops: its leaves and fruit are...