Sustainable agriculture and chemical control: opponents or components of the same strategy?

Urech, P. A.

doi:10.1016/s0261-2194(00)00120-4

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“…Chemical residue in foods is of major concern to the consumer leading to criticisms of the chemical crop protection industry (Urech, 2000). Hence, the main objective of this study was to ascertain whether reduced concentrations of tolclofos-methyl, in combination with selected Trichoderma and Bacillus isolates could be used to achieve effective control of R. solani damping-off comparable to the manufacturer's dosage recommendation for tolclofos-methyl.…”

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Application of selected biological control agents in conjunction with tolclofos-methyl for the control of damping-off caused by Rhizoctonia solani

Yobo

Laing²,

Hunter³

2010

Afr. J. Biotechnol.

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Selected Trichoderma and Bacillus isolates were tested as seed treatments with reduced concentrations of tolclofos-methyl against Rhizoctonia solani damping-off using cucumber as test plants. In vitro bioassays using filter paper disc infused with six concentrations [active ingredient (ai)] of tolclofos-methyl (0.005, 0.05, 0.125, 0.25, 0.5 and 1.5 g ai/l) showed that growth of Trichoderma isolates on agar plates were less inhibited at 0.005 and 0.05 g ai/l than 0.125-1.5 g ai/l tolclofos-methyl concentrations while Bacillus isolates were not affected by any of the six concentrations. In a greenhouse study with a 0.05 g ai/l tolclofos-methyl concentration, Trichoderma and Bacillus isolates applied alone or in combination to cucumber seeds resulted in a better disease control than the Trichoderma and Bacillus treatments used alone. As high as 86% disease control was achieved by combining 0.05 g ai/l tolclofos-methyl with T. harzianum Isolate SYN which was significantly better (P = 0.001) than the 0.05 g ai/l tolclofos-methyl control. In all cases, additive effects of combining 0.05 g ai/l tolclofos-methyl with Trichoderma and Bacillus treatments were observed.

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Application of selected biological control agents in conjunction with tolclofos-methyl for the control of damping-off caused by Rhizoctonia solani

Yobo

Laing²,

Hunter³

2010

Afr. J. Biotechnol.

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“…Chemical control is an integral part of ICM, an integrated agricultural system based on a healthy combination of all available pest control methods [41]. Crop protection, which is currently mostly accomplished by using chemical agents, is also undergoing change.…”

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Role of Crop-Protection Technologies in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity and Management

Kalogiannidis

Kalfas

Chatzitheodoridis

et al. 2022

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After the Second World War, technological advancements helped to develop agriculture and meet urgent food needs. The green revolution was based on the cultivation of new high-yielding varieties, the adoption of plant protection measures, and synthetic fertilizer use. Today, agriculture is called upon to recover its productivity in environmentally friendly terms and to face challenges such as climate change and international political–military events that threaten global sufficiency in agricultural products. The objective of the study is to evaluate the function that crop-protection technologies play in ensuring the continuity of agricultural output. The research was conducted by the use of a questionnaire in a sample of 250 farmers in Northern Greece. Specifically, through descriptive and regression analysis, the roles of biological crop protection, chemical crop-protection techniques, and mechanical crop-protection techniques were explored, and it was found that they either have a positive effect or a significant relationship with sustainable agricultural productivity. In order to meet the current environmental, economic, and political challenges, the agriculture sector at the global and local level should improve and further adopt existing technologies, consolidate the use of integrated pest-management strategies, and fully introduce innovations, combined with digital transformation, into agricultural management and production.

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“…The fundamental aim of sustainable agriculture is to maintain a social-ecologicaleconomic balance (Baker, 2006;Wang et al, 2009). An integrative approach to these three interdependent dimensions is central to the concept of sustainable agriculture (Golusin & Munitlak Ivanović, 2009;Raedeke & Rikoon, 1997;Robertson, 2015;Rosset & Altieri, 1997;Trauger, 2009;Urech, 2000;Wang et al, 2009;Zhen et al, 2005). The three dimensions of sustainable agriculture are widely recognized (Prandl-Zika, 2008;Zhao, Luo, Deng, & Yan, 2008;Zhen et al, 2005), and sustainability is understood to include economic viability, social equity and cohesion, and protection of the environment and natural resources (Golusin & Munitlak Ivanović, 2009;Raedeke & Rikoon, 1997;Robertson, 2015;Rosset & Altieri, 1997;Trauger, 2009;Urech, 2000;Wang et al, 2009;Zhen et al, 2005).…”

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Sustainable agricultural development in China

Jing

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Sustainable agriculture and chemical control: opponents or components of the same strategy?

Cited by 6 publications

References 2 publications

Application of selected biological control agents in conjunction with tolclofos-methyl for the control of damping-off caused by Rhizoctonia solani

Application of selected biological control agents in conjunction with tolclofos-methyl for the control of damping-off caused by Rhizoctonia solani

Role of Crop-Protection Technologies in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity and Management

Sustainable agricultural development in China

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