Sentences with phrase «in conventional agriculture»

This is quite contrary to today's more common attitude in conventional agriculture of bitter competition.

That's because along with strawberries and peppers, green beans are one of the most heavily sprayed crops in conventional agriculture.

These chemicals are widely used in conventional agriculture where residues remain on (and in) the food.

Open burning of crop residues and biomass waste is prohibited for agriculture in most industri - alized countries, but it is still common practice in conventional agriculture in many developing coun - tries.

Whereas in conventional agriculture weeds are considered competitive to the crop and are eliminated by herbicides, in organic systems some of the accompanying plants are desired to a certain degree and considered useful, as they provide a wide range of ecological services.

During production and the postharvesting process of citrus fruits in conventional agriculture, residues of postharvest protectants as well as pesticides can be found in detectable concentrations.

FertAg 0 -8-0's unique plant available calcium silicates have proven in conventional agriculture to strengthen and «sweeten» plants whether pasture or horticultural produce.

It shows that under western European conditions nitrate leaching rates per hectare are significantly lower in organic agriculture than in conventional agriculture systems.

In fact, many farmers in developing countries perceive organic agriculture as a product meeting the demand of industrialized country consumers, and incorporated into the systems of trade and distribution that prevail in conventional agriculture.

While in conventional agriculture in the tropics even flat soil gets eroded due to the use of herbicides and the lack of soil cover, in organic agriculture permanent soil cover is an intrinsic part the system.

The program «prohibits specific pesticides that have been identified by scientists as high risk but are commonly used in conventional agriculture today.»

The reproduction rate may be reduced by sublethal long - term effects of synthetic pesticides used in conventional agriculture.

Haas and Köpke (1994) calculated the CO2 emissions of German organic farms to be 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per hectare whereas in conventional agriculture the amount was 1,3 tons, a difference of 60 percent (Table 5).

Global yields in Organic Agriculture are at most 20 % lower than in conventional agriculture in specific cases.

This includes a prohibition on synthetic seed treatment chemicals such as neonicotinoids, which are commonly used in conventional agriculture.

In conventional agriculture, synthetic pesticides can have negative impacts on beneficial arthropods.

In conventional agriculture, earthworms are affected by the use of harmful pesticides and intensive soil cultivation.

Smalling and her colleagues think their study supports the idea that pesticides used in conventional agriculture may play some role in the falling numbers of many species of frogs and toads.

Such a process guarantees consumers that managed practices incorporating biodiversity, plant health management and natural fertilizers in organic farming replace the use of toxic, synthetic pesticides used in conventional agriculture.

Organic agriculture has lower N2O emissions from nitrogen application, due to lower overall ni - trogen input per ha than in conventional agriculture (Mäder et al., 2002, Olesen et al. 2006).

Forty percent of invertebrate pollinator species are on the brink of extinction, and a leading factor of their decline is rampant pesticide use in conventional agriculture.