The total value of agricultural production in the Ukraine amounts to $30 billion, equivalent to 30% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The annual cost of pesticide inputs is estimated to be $200Β±225 million. Herbicides and insecticides account for approximately 50% and 30% of pesticide use, respec
The realities of pesticide use
β Scribed by Professor Sir Colin Berry
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 55 KB
- Volume
- 56
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1526-498X
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