derris

For example, rotenone, an insecticide derived from a tropical root called derris, is as poisonous to humans as organophosphate chemical pesticides.

Organic Gardener's Composting Steve Solomon

He directed his students to study fish poisons a decade or more before derris root went into mass production in the tropics as a source of rotenone, the most important biodegradable insecticide.

One River Wade Davis 1996

He directed his students to study fish poisons a decade or more before derris root went into mass production in the tropics as a source of rotenone, the most important biodegradable insecticide.

One River Wade Davis 1996

MessageWorkshop to reviseList of participantsCurrent program thrusts in Upland developmentDegradation of the uplandsNutrient cycles in upland farmsEstablishing an swcsystemFarm management practices that reinforce SWCTraditional soil and water conservation (SWC) technologiesOptions for contour farming: Land management practices for improved water conservationIn-row tillageMaking an A-frameControlling Cogon and TalahibUse of derris as botanical pesticideFire control in the uplandsCultural management of pest infestationOrganic fertilizer sources: BiofertilizersSelection of cover cropsBatao in the upland.

Chapter 5 1992

MessageWorkshop to reviseList of participantsCurrent program thrusts in Upland developmentDegradation of the uplandsNutrient cycles in upland farmsEstablishing an swcsystemFarm management practices that reinforce SWCTraditional soil and water conservation (SWC) technologiesOptions for contour farming: Land management practices for improved water conservationIn-row tillageMaking an A-frameControlling Cogon and TalahibUse of derris as botanical pesticideFire control in the uplandsCultural management of pest infestationOrganic fertilizer sources: BiofertilizersSelection of cover cropsBatao in the upland.

Chapter 15 1992

MessageWorkshop to reviseList of participantsCurrent program thrusts in Upland developmentDegradation of the uplandsNutrient cycles in upland farmsEstablishing an swcsystemFarm management practices that reinforce SWCTraditional soil and water conservation (SWC) technologiesOptions for contour farming: Land management practices for improved water conservationIn-row tillageMaking an A-frameControlling Cogon and TalahibUse of derris as botanical pesticideFire control in the uplandsCultural management of pest infestationOrganic fertilizer sources: BiofertilizersSelection of cover cropsBatao in the upland.

Chapter 22 1992

MessageWorkshop to reviseList of participantsCurrent program thrusts in Upland developmentDegradation of the uplandsNutrient cycles in upland farmsEstablishing an swcsystemFarm management practices that reinforce SWCTraditional soil and water conservation (SWC) technologiesOptions for contour farming: Land management practices for improved water conservationIn-row tillageMaking an A-frameControlling Cogon and TalahibUse of derris as botanical pesticideFire control in the uplandsCultural management of pest infestationOrganic fertilizer sources: BiofertilizersSelection of cover cropsBatao in the upland.

Chapter 4 1992

Cropping systemIncreasing the woody contents in leaf litterExamples of indigenous agroforestry systems: Use of derris as botanical pesticide

Chapter 15 1992

MessageWorkshop to reviseList of participantsCurrent program thrusts in Upland developmentDegradation of the uplandsNutrient cycles in upland farmsEstablishing an swcsystemFarm management practices that reinforce SWCTraditional soil and water conservation (SWC) technologiesOptions for contour farming: Land management practices for improved water conservationIn-row tillageMaking an A-frameControlling Cogon and TalahibUse of derris as botanical pesticideFire control in the uplandsCultural management of pest infestationOrganic fertilizer sources: BiofertilizersSelection of cover cropsBatao in the upland.

Chapter 9 1992

MessageWorkshop to reviseList of participantsCurrent program thrusts in Upland developmentDegradation of the uplandsNutrient cycles in upland farmsEstablishing an swcsystemFarm management practices that reinforce SWCTraditional soil and water conservation (SWC) technologiesOptions for contour farming: Land management practices for improved water conservationIn-row tillageMaking an A-frameControlling Cogon and TalahibUse of derris as botanical pesticideFire control in the uplandsCultural management of pest infestationOrganic fertilizer sources: BiofertilizersSelection of cover cropsBatao in the upland.

Chapter 2 1992