The Future Role of Pesticides in Us Agriculture

by National Research Council, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences

Although chemical pesticides safeguard crops and improve farm productivity, they are increasingly feared for their potentially dangerous residues and their effects on ecosystems.

The Future Role of Pesticides explores the role of chemical pesticides in the decade ahead and identifies the most promising opportunities for increasing the benefits and reducing the risks of pesticide use. The committee recommends R&D, program, and policy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309065267
• ISBN13: 9780309065269
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

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Accurate study that try to predict the role of pesticides in the next 10 years, from 1999. A must read book for those envolved with agriculture, but easy to read for everyone that need to understand more about pesticides (without prejudice). We need more of this kind of study for another important subjects allover the world.