crop protection
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crop
noun
uk/krɒp/us/krɑːp/
(the total amount collected of) a plant such as a grain, fruit, or vegetable grown in ...
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protection
noun[U]
uk/prəˈtek.ʃən/us/prəˈtek.ʃən/
the act of protecting or state of ...
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(Definition ofcropandprotectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, the knowledge of the life cycle of aphids is essential incropprotection.
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Withoutcropprotectionalmost 75 % of attainable potato production would be lost to pests.
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A chapter on seed production precedes sections on growing the crop, from soil tillage and establishment, through nutrition, irrigation andcropprotection.
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Crop losses due to these harmful organisms can be substantial and may be prevented, or reduced, bycropprotectionmeasures.
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The efficacy ofcropprotectionpractices may be calculated as the percentage of potential losses prevented.
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Excessive use ofcropprotectionchemicals may also prove toxic to invertebrate populations, thus decreasing abundance and diversity11,12,14,20.
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Because of increased use of fertiliser, improved seeds andcropprotectionmeasures, crop yields have increased - sometimes greatly.
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It uses that information to determine the type and degree ofcropprotectionneeded.
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Economic gains as a result of increased outputs, reducedcropprotectioncosts and increased price because of better quality.
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The efficacy ofcropprotectionwas higher in cash crops than in food crops.
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Such a study can have immense implications forcropprotection.
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Ecologically sustainable coffee production is certainly possible by applying best practices of agronomy,cropprotectionand post-harvest processing.
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Identification of the substances responsible for the repellent effects reported here may yield further candidates for use incropprotection.
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It is an essential tool for applied entomologists andcropprotectionspecialists involved in the control of crop pest thrips, and thrip taxonomists.
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Nevertheless, despitecropprotectionpractices, almost one third of attainable production was lost to pests.
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Other costs, such as seed,cropprotectionand labour for operations other than manure application, were assumed to be similar among treatments.
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Actual losses comprise the crop losses sustained despite thecropprotectionpractices employed.
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In 2001-03, more than 50 % of actual maize production was only available due to manual, mechanical and chemicalcropprotection.
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This flexibility is especially useful in farming systems that do not rely oncropprotectionchemicals and high fertilizer inputs.
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