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A global review of risk-benefit-cost analysis for the introduction of classical biological control a
The process of risk analysis used by regulatory bodies around the world to pre-judge biological control releases against weeds are reviewed. Based on...
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Allelopathy for weed management in sustainable agriculture.
The sustainability of agriculture relies on the development of strategies that lower the need for costly external inputs and minimize detrimental effe...
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An assessment of the use of the Code of Conduct for the Import and Release of Exotic Biological Cont
The Code of Conduct for the Import and Release of Exotic Biological Control Agents was endorsed by FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the Unite...
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Animal feeding trials for assessing GMO safety: answers and questions.
The safety assessment of genetically modified (GM) plants and their derived food and feed is nowadays a matter of lively debate. Any nutritional con...
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Applications of acoustics in insect pest management.
Acoustic technology has been applied for many years in studies of insect communication and in the monitoring of calling-insect population levels, geog...
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Appropriate precision agriculture with site-specific cropping system management for marginal and sma
As conceived in the 'West', precision agriculture (PA) may be suitable for capital-intensive, high-technology regions in developed countries, monocult...
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Assessing biosafety of GM plants containing lectins.
The introduction of genetic engineering has already shown its benefits in transferring genes into crop plants and conferring resistance towards pests. Most of ...
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Assessing risk across the spectrum of weed management.
A range of risk assessment systems has been applied to the field of weed management globally to address the ever-growing problem of plant invasions. ...
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Assessing safety of biological control introductions.
Biological control is an important component of pest management systems. It was generally considered safe and sustainable until the validity of thi...
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Barriers to adoption of biological control agents and biological pesticides.
Biological (bio)pesticides represent 2.4% of the global pesticide market, but this share is growing quickly and is projected to double by 2010. In c...
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