Sustainability Assessment of Plant Protection Strategies in Swiss Winter Wheat and Potato Production

Production of arable crops in Switzerland is subsidized for services performed within the Proof of Ecological Performance (PEP) program, the crop protection part of which is based on IPM principles. Within PEP, chemical insect control must rely on those approved insecticides that are deemed harmless...

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Main Authors: Patrik Mouron, Chiara Calabrese, Stève Breitenmoser, Simon Spycher, Robert Baur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-01-01
Series:Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/6/1/3