Reduce damage to crops by pests

Type: Effect

Links from: Item Link details Use biological control on food crops Encourage beneficial insects Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in food crops Use pest and disease resistant varieties for food crops Use synthetic pesticides on food crops Use mechanical or flame weeding on food crops Improve arable crop nutrition Use synthetic pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in non-food crops (incl grass and forage) Use mechanical or flame weeding on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) Continuous cropping (monoculture)

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Links to: Link details Item Maintain / improve crop yields Maintain / improve food quality

Defra Project IF0131
Assessment of reduction in environmental burdens through targeted measures compared with whole farm approaches in cropping and livestock systems
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Friday 30 October 2009