Advances in Agronomy, Volume 83 (Advances in Agronomy)
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: August 7, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780120007813
Subjects: Agriculture & Farming; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Agriculture - Crop Science; Agriculture - Soil Science; Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture; Technology / Agriculture / Crop Science; Technology / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture; Technology-Agriculture - Crop Science; Technology-Agriculture - Soil Science; Agriculture - General
First sentence: Agricultural soils are typically treated with pesticides to provide effective control of nematodes, soil-borne pathogens, and weeds in preparation for planting high value cash crops.