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Title Reconciling Pesticide Reduction with Economic and Environmental Sustainability in Arable Farming
Author Martin Lechenet, Vincent Bretagnolle, Christian Bockstaller, François Boissinot, Marie-Sophie Petit, Sandrine Petit, Nicolas M. Munier-Jolain
Date 2014-06-02
Description We assessed cropping system sustainability using a set of economic, environmental and social indicators. We failed to detect any positive correlation between pesticide use intensity and both productivity (when organic farms were excluded) and profitability
Keywords Crop management,fertilizer, farm, fuel, organic farming, pesticide, sustainable
URL http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0097922#pone-0097922-g003
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