Sentences with phrase «pesticide application encouraged»
The Karst region of northern Lithuania has suffered greatly from pollution caused by intensive agriculture and high rates of fertilizer and pesticide application encouraged in the 1950s and 1960s.
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For example, the Institute uses integrated pest management (IPM), which reduced pesticide application by 96 % between 1993 and 2008 and encourages richer natural biodiversity.