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Producers’ perceptions of public good agricultural practices and their pesticide use: The case of MyGAP for durian farming in Pahang, Malaysia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This paper investigates the local implementation of Malaysian public GAP standard called MyGAP by examining its effectiveness in raising the awareness and improving the pesticide use practices of participant smallscale ...
Ng, Chuck Chuan
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Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pesticide Use and IPM Adoption: Does IPM Reduce Pesticide Use in the United States? [PDF]

open access: yes
In 2001, the United States General Accounting Office issued a report entitled “Management Improvements Needed to Further Promote Integrated Pest Management.” This report documents that overall agricultural pesticide usage increased from 1992 to 2000 ...
Maupin, Jason, Norton, George W.
core   +1 more source

Using Sensory Analysis and Stated Preference Valuation to Assess the Willingness to Pay for Fresh Tomato Attributes

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study combines sensory analysis and stated preference valuation techniques to assess the monetary value of organoleptic attributes of new tomato varieties. The tomatoes evaluated included two new varieties adapted to South Texas growing conditions, a commercial check, and tomatoes imported from Mexico.
Samuel D. Zapata   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rational design of phytovirucide inhibiting nucleocapsid protein aggregation in tomato spotted wilt virus

open access: yesNature Communications
Ineffectiveness of managing plant viruses by chemicals has posed serious challenges in crop production. Recently, phase separation has shown to play a key role in viral lifecycle. Using inhibitors that can disturb biomolecular condensates formed by phase
Ningning Zan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification of Optimal Locations for Sampling Ground Water for Pesticides in the Mississippi Delta Region of Eastern Arkansas [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
Concerns about the presence of pesticides in the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer in the Arkansas Delta have generated the need to develop a map of ground water vulnerability for this region comprised of approximately 10 million acres.
Lin, H. S.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Wine Tourism as a Catalyst for Sustainable Performance: The Mediating Role of Corporate Legitimacy and Green Innovation

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the influence of Wine Tourism (WT) on the Sustainable Performance (SP) of wineries in Spain. It particularly investigates how Corporate Social Legitimacy (CSL) and Green Innovation (GI) may act as intermediary factors in this relationship.
Javier Martínez‐Falcó   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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