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Agricultural production is in a period of rapid transformation which has seen an increase in the use of biotechnology, synthetic chemistry, biological chemicals and biopesticides. These disciplines are integrated with improvements in application technology, digital farming and the use of big data. W...
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Royal Society of Chemistry,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2017]. ©2017 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: |
Issues in environmental science and technology ;
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/9781782626916 |
| Summary: |
Agricultural production is in a period of rapid transformation which has seen an increase in the use of biotechnology, synthetic chemistry, biological chemicals and biopesticides. These disciplines are integrated with improvements in application technology, digital farming and the use of big data. Whilst offering unique opportunities to reduce potential environmental impacts, these advances also raise new environmental concerns. This book provides an overview of the changes occurring in the agricultural industry, highlighting opportunities to address impacts and indicating potential barriers |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xv, 223 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781782626916 1782626913 9781782629306 1782629300 |
| Index Number: | QH545 |
| CLC: | S13 |
| Contents: | Integrating technologies to minimize environmental impacts / Laura L. McConnell, Iain D. Kelly and Russell L. Jones -- The environmental impact of fertiliser nutrients on freshwater / Richard W. McDowell, Paul J. A. Withers and Tony J. van der Weerden -- Pesticides / Steven Bailey, John P. H. Reade, Alastair Burn and Susan Zappala -- Agroecology and organic farming as approaches to reducing the environmental impacts of agricultural chemicals / Nicolas H. Lampkin, Jo Smith and Laurence G. Smith -- Crop biotechnology for weed and insect control / Huw D. Jones -- Aquaculture / Colin F. Moffat - |