Is the plot concept an obstacle in agricultural sciences? A review focussing on fruit production

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 138, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 133-138

  Nesme, Thomas ^a,b   Lescourret, Françoise ^c   Bellon, Stéphane ^d   Habib, Robert ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b BORDEAUX SCIENCES AGRO   (France)

^c Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

^d INRA Ecodeveloppement   (France)

^e CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Cropping system design; Fruit quality; Integrated fruit production; Integrated pest management; Landscape; Plot

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGROECOLOGY; CROP PRODUCTION; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT PRODUCTION; INNOVATION; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; LITERATURE REVIEW;

EID: 77955087788     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.04.014     Document Type: Review

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