Can Organic Agriculture Cope Without Copper for Disease Control? Synthesis of the Collective Scientific Assessment Report

Copper is used to control various fungal and bacterial diseases, especially in organic farming where synthetic fungicides are prohibited. The use of copper is subject to increasing regulatory restrictions in Europe due to its adverse effects on the environment. This book synthesizes the results of I...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Andrivon, Didier (-)
Other Authors: Savini, Isabelle
Format: Electronic
Language:Inglés
Published: Versailles : éditions Quae 2019
2019.
Series:Matière à débattre et Décider
Subjects:
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009431295006719
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Table des matières
  • Can organic agriculture cope without copper for disease control?
  • Introduction
  • - Background
  • Chapter 2 - Alternative methods to the use of copper
  • Chapter 3 - Agronomic management of crop health risks
  • Chapter 4 - Introducing alternative levers and practices - into integrated protection systems
  • Chapter 5 - Overall conclusions
  • Selected bibliography
  • Annex. The literature corpus analyzed
  • ESCo authors and editors.