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Title:

Social context influence on urban gardener perceptions of pests and management practices

Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
Liere, Heidi; Egerer, Monika; Sanchez, Carly; Bichier, Peter; Philpott, Stacy
Abstract:
Community gardens are important urban green spaces with a variety of social and ecological benefits, one of which is access to healthy food. Similar to rural agriculture, the quantity and quality of the food produced can be compromised by pest damage. In fact, many urban gardeners report crop damages caused by vertebrate and invertebrate pests. Yet, because the food produced in community gardens is mostly for self-consumption and thus not under market quality standards, the damage thresholds and...     »
Keywords:
Pest Control,Urban agriculture,Urban community gardens,agroecology,conservation biological control
Journal title:
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Year:
2020
Journal volume:
4
Journal issue:
October
Pages contribution:
162
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.3389/FSUFS.2020.547877
Print-ISSN:
2571-581X
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