The role of synthetic pesticides in the intensification of highland agriculture in Thailand

Crop Protection

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1430-1437

  Schreinemachers, Pepijn ^a,b   Sringarm, Sureeporn ^b   Sirijinda, Aer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Crop protection; Environmental Impact Quotient (EIQ); Good Agricultural Practices (GAP); Pesticide policy; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CHEMICAL CONTROL; CROPPING PRACTICE; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HORTICULTURE; PESTICIDE; PRIORITIZATION; UPLAND REGION;

THAILAND;

EID: 80052962214     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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