ALTERNATIVES TO HERBICIDES IN AN APPLE ORCHARD

Journal Title: Current Trends in Natural Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 8

Abstract

Pesticides have taken a long time the most important place among the means of combating pests. Their use often irrational abusive led to many negative secondary phenomena among which the pollution are the most important. Integrated control requires the use of chemicals especially those selective, with other methods which typically produces the effectiveness of the entire system. Knowledge of pesticides in terms of chemical, biological agricultural and environmental toxicology, have continuously progressed so that the last 40 years have founded a new discipline.

Authors and Affiliations

Cristina Mihăescu

Keywords

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