Crop protection and sustainable agriculture
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Crop protection and sustainable agriculture
（Ciba Foundation symposium, 177）
J. Wiley & Sons, 1993
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Editors: Derek J. Chadwick (organizer) and Joan Marsh
Symposium on World Food Production by Means of Sustainable Agriculture: the Role of Crop Protection, held 30 Nov. to 2 Dec. 1992 in Madras, India
"A Wiley-Interscience publication."
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
One of the most vital issues facing the world is the problem of feeding ever-increasing numbers of people. This volume considers the role of crop protection in the achievement of sustainable agriculture, in both intensive and extensive farming systems. Biological methods are emphasized.
Table of Contents
Partial table of contents: The Ecological Background of Food Production (R. Rabbinge). Crop Protection: Why and How (J. Zadoks). Government Intervention in Crop Protection in Developing Countries (H. Waibel). Systems of Plant Protection (P. Teng, et al.). Agriculture in Gloria Land (M. Pal). Plant Diseases in India and Their Control (S. Nagarajan). Perspectives for Crop Protection in Sustainable Agriculture (M. Swaminathan). Indexes.
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