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T1 - Can the biofuel crop, Jatropha curcas, be used as a locally-grown botanical pesticide?
T2 - The First International Conference on Pesticidal Plants (ICPP)
AU - Wilson, Ken
AU - Maloney, Kyran
AU - Zulu, Donald
AU - Mutamba, Emmanuel
AU - Vermeylen, Saskia
PY - 2013/11/1
Y1 - 2013/11/1
N2 - Jatropha curcas is grown as a biofuel crop in the tropics, and in many parts of Africa it also has a number of domestic uses, e.g. it is frequently grown as a hedge. The collapse of the biofuels market in Zambia has inspired a search for alternative uses for this plant. Previous laboratory studies suggested that Jatropha exhibits a range of beneficial properties, including pesticidal properties. In this paper, we report a series of studies aimed at testing whether formulations of Jatropha powder or oil are effective against storage pests infesting cowpeas and maize. These include laboratory experiments in the UK and field studies conducted with village farmers in Zambia. We report these findings, and discuss the role of participatory research in aiding the adoption of locally-grown botanical pesticides amongst resource-poor farmers in rural Zambia.
AB - Jatropha curcas is grown as a biofuel crop in the tropics, and in many parts of Africa it also has a number of domestic uses, e.g. it is frequently grown as a hedge. The collapse of the biofuels market in Zambia has inspired a search for alternative uses for this plant. Previous laboratory studies suggested that Jatropha exhibits a range of beneficial properties, including pesticidal properties. In this paper, we report a series of studies aimed at testing whether formulations of Jatropha powder or oil are effective against storage pests infesting cowpeas and maize. These include laboratory experiments in the UK and field studies conducted with village farmers in Zambia. We report these findings, and discuss the role of participatory research in aiding the adoption of locally-grown botanical pesticides amongst resource-poor farmers in rural Zambia.
KW - pesticidal plants
KW - pest control
KW - plant science
KW - development
KW - Jatropha curcas
KW - post-harvest
KW - crop protection
KW - maize
M3 - Conference contribution/Paper
SN - 9789966033000
VL - 1
SP - 124
EP - 127
BT - Proceedings of The First International Conference on Pesticidal Plants
A2 - Ogendo, Joshua
A2 - Lukhoba, Catherine W.
A2 - Bett, Philip K.
A2 - Machocho, Alex K.
PB - Egerton University
CY - Nakuru, Kenya
Y2 - 21 January 2013 through 24 January 2013
ER -