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An environmental indicator to drive sustainable pest management practices

Environmental Modelling & Software, 2009
The indicator EPRIP (Environmental Potential Risk Indicator for Pesticide) was released in 1997 with the aim of providing farmers with advice in selecting the most suitable pesticide with the least environmental impact. EPRIP 2, the newly developed, standalone version includes several improvements in the description of driving forces, in particular ...
Marco Trevisan, Andrea Di Guardo, Matteo Balderacchi   +2 more
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Eco‐efficiency as a strategy for optimizing the sustainability of pest management

Pest Management Science, 2019
AbstractAgricultural industrialization and the subsequent reliance on pesticides has resulted in numerous unintended consequences, such as impacts upon the environment and by extension human health. Eco‐efficiency is a strategy for sustainably increasing production, while simultaneously decreasing these externalities on ecological systems.
Roger D Magarey, Sarah SH Klammer, Thomas M Chappell, Christina M Trexler, Godshen R Pallipparambil, Ernie F Hain   +5 more
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Exploiting Biodiversity for Sustainable Pest Management

2001
This is the proceedings of a symposium held in Yunnan, China. The book's chapters are grouped into four sections — habitat diversity, microbial diversity, genetic diversity, and technology diffusion — corresponding to the four main topics of the symposium.
Mew, T.W., Borromeo, E., Hardy, B., Mew, T.W., Borromeo, E., Hardy, B.   +5 more
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A review of principles for sustainable pest management in rice

Crop Protection, 2012
Abstract This review addresses four principles on which sustainable pest management in rice is to be grounded. The goal of modern pest management is to contribute to agricultural sustainability, with its different facets (food security, balanced relations between man-made and natural ecosystems, conservation of ecosystem services).
Savary, Serge, Horgan, Finbarr Gabriel, Willocquet, Laetitia, Heong, Kong Luen   +3 more
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BIOLOGICAL CONTROL FOR SUSTAINABLE PEST MANAGEMENT

This book covers all aspects of biological control of pests and diseases in agriculture. It has been designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, academicians, extension and professionals in entomology, plant protection, microbiology and biotechnology and allied areas. The chapters cover the principles and mechanisms of biological
MR. KOOSI SAI THILAK, MR. G BALRAJ, MS. P. SRAVANI, MS. BHANAVATHU SAI   +3 more
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Living Mulches for Sustainable Pest Management

2022
Hina Gul, Arzlan Abbas, Farman Ullah, Nicolas Desneux, Kaleem Tariq, Asad Ali, Xiaoxia Liu   +6 more
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Are Basic Substances a Key to Sustainable Pest and Disease Management in Agriculture? An Open Field Perspective

Plants, 2023
Patrice Marchand, Erzsébet Karaffa, Giacinto Salvatore Germinara   +2 more
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Nanomaterials for Sustainable Pest and Disease Management in Agriculture

The escalating challenges in global agriculture necessitate the exploration of environmentally sustainable alternatives for pest and disease management. Nanomaterials, characterized by their unique properties at the nanoscale, offer a promising avenue for addressing these challenges in a sustainable manner.
Ayesha Shafqat, Arshad Rasool, Rabia Fatima, Muhammad Majeed, Khursheed Ur Rahman, Altaf Hussain Narejo, Muhammad Ishtiaq, Shazia Kousar, Afshan Farid   +8 more
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Sustainability and pest management

Phytoparasitica, 1994
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Arthropod Pest Management in Sustainable Agricultural Systems

2015
Insect pests have been considered to cause substantial annual losses in global crop production. Chemical pesticides have been the primary solution for controlling such insect pests in conventional agricultural practice. However, the overuse of chemicals has caused long-term and irreversible destruction to the environment.
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