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Crop protection—what will shape the future picture?
Author(s) -
Atkinson David,
Litterick Audrey M,
Walker Kerr C,
Walker Robin,
Watson Christine A
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
pest management science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.296
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1526-4998
pISSN - 1526-498X
DOI - 10.1002/ps.821
Subject(s) - agriculture , crop protection , organic farming , crop , business , agroforestry , environmental science , agricultural engineering , microbiology and biotechnology , agronomy , biology , engineering , ecology
The drivers which influence the types of crop protection most needed by agriculture are changing. A polarisation of approaches has resulted in the needs of organic agriculture and biotechnological agriculture, which can be identified as the current extremes of the spectrum, becoming very different. The main requirements of these two sectors are identified here and used as the basis for questioning future EU research requirements in crop protection. Factors affecting/influencing organic farming and the use of genetically modified crops are discussed in some detail. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry