Controlling crop disease contributes to both food security and climate change mitigation

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 189-202

  Mahmuti, M ^a   West, J S ^a   Watts, J ^b   Gladders, P ^c   Fitt, B D L ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^c ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation to climate change; Disease resistance; Food security; Fungicides; Greenhouse gas emissions; Oilseed rape

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 77949284768     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/ijas.2009.0476     Document Type: Article

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