The role of pesticides in agricultural crop protection

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 894, Issue , 1999, Pages 199-205

  Ragsdale, Nancy N ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CROP; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD QUALITY; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033403661     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08065.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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