Organic Farming for a New Millennium - status and future challenges [PDF]
, 2005 The proceedings contains abstracts of all papers and posters presented at the seminar. A few papers that arrived later were published in an attachment.
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When Numbers Mean Money: Pest Precision Sampling in High‐Density Mango Crops
Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 3, Page 333-339, April 2026.ABSTRACT The development of sampling plans is essential for assertive decision‐making in integrated pest management programs. The present study aimed to develop a plan for monitoring major mango pests in high‐density mango crops in Brazil. For this purpose, the influence of the position of the branch to be sampled in the canopy (internal and external ...
Elvis Prudêncio de Araújo Pereira +4 more
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The impact of weather variability and climate change on pesticide applications in the US - An empirical investigation [PDF]
Weather variability and climate change affect the application of pesticides in agriculture, in turn impacting the environment. Using panel data regression for the US, we find that weather and climate differences significantly influence the application ...
Nikolinka G. Koleva +2 more
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The effect of organic farming systems on aspects of the environment - desk study OF0123 [PDF]
, 1995 Key Conclusions 1. The crop rotations of organic systems maintain landscape diversity and biodiversity whilst the maintenance of field boundaries on organic units produces benefits to a wide range of organisms. 2. Inorganic nitrogen fertilisation and
Bailey, Steven +5 more
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Preparation and Application of Volatilized Wormwood Essence Derived Naturally into Green Insecticide
MoleculesNaturally occurring substances and their derivatives function as vital resources for pesticides that can be used in fields, such as insecticide production and fungicide development.
Shaoming Jin +6 more
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Persian Journal of AcarologyAmblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot (Acari: Phytoseiidae) is an important generalist predator used to control several important crops' pests such as spider mites, whiteflies, and thrips.
Zeinab Shirvani +4 more
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Pesticides of Botanical Origin: a Promising Tool in Plant Protection
, 2011 Future agricultural and rural development is, to a large extent, influenced by the rapidly increasing food demand of 2.5 billion people expected to swell the world population by 2020. Achieving food sufficiency in a sustainable manner is a major challenge for farmers, agro-industries, researchers and governments (Schillhorn van Veen, 1999).
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Impact Assessment of agricultural research and development to reduce virus problems in tomato production in Mali: Farmers perceptions [PDF]
Pests and diseases caused by bacteria, nematodes, fungi and viruses cause significant losses to tomato in West Africa. This study, carried-out within the framework of the IPM-CRSP implemented jointly by IITA, IER and Virginia Tech.
Coulibaly, Ousmane +4 more
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Functional agrobiodievrsity - a novel approach to optimize pest control in fruit production [PDF]
, 2017 Functional agrobiodiversity was implemented in organic apple orchards in Denmark, by perennial flower strips. Two techniques were tested with the purpose of enhancing natural enemies and reducing damage of the rosy apple ...
Jacobsen, Stine K., Sigsgaard, Lene
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Federal Regulation of Pesticide Residues: A Brief History and Analysis [PDF]
, 2019 In the United States today, there are over 900 pesticides in use1 and over 400 are approved for use in food production, whether used as part of the growing process or in post-harvest handling. Although the history of pesticide use in food crops goes back
Graham, Kate Z.
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