Integrated crop protection (The)

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of crop protection against diseases, weeds, and insects in conventional agriculture. Based on current knowledge of the harmful effects of synthetic pesticides on the environment and health, the authors have compiled essential theoretical and practical information on all the preventive and corrective measures available to the agricultural sector, in order to equip and encourage the reduction of impacts on human and environmental health without compromising yield optimization.

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of crop protection against diseases, weeds, and insects in conventional agriculture. Based on current knowledge of the harmful effects of synthetic pesticides on the environment and health, the authors have compiled essential theoretical and practical information on all the preventive and corrective measures available to the agricultural sector. Their aim is to equip and encourage the reduction of impacts on human and environmental health without compromising yield optimization. They propose integrating crop protection into production, from planning to harvest storage, and prioritizing the lowest-risk interventions all the way to the consumer's plate. In this way, the agricultural sector will develop the habit of embracing all possibilities, making the safest choices for the environment and human and animal health among physical, biological, chemical, and biotechnological methods, and finally, documenting and evaluating its practices with a view to continuous improvement toward increasingly sustainable agriculture.

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Authors: Roger Doucet and Josée Fortin
Publisher: Berger - Canadian book
Category: Humanities and Social Sciences
Publication date: 2023-09-12
Size: 20.5 cm x 23.0 cm
Pages: 504
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 9782921416825
Language: French