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Sprinkler Irrigation-Pesticide Best Management Systems, Richard C. Peralta, Howard Deer, Robert W. Hill, L. Neil Allen
Sprinkler Irrigation-Pesticide Best Management Systems, Richard C. Peralta, Howard Deer, Robert W. Hill, L. Neil Allen
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Pesticides reduce crop losses due to insects, pathogens, weeds and other pests, but can contaminate ground water. Ground water refers to water in the saturated portion of the soil material. Water in an unsaturated region of the soil is termed soil moisture.
Pesticide Movement In Response To Furrow Irrigation And Pesticide Parameters, Richard C. Peralta, Robert W. Hill, Howard Deer
Pesticide Movement In Response To Furrow Irrigation And Pesticide Parameters, Richard C. Peralta, Robert W. Hill, Howard Deer
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Production of adequate supplies of food and fiber currently requires that pesticides be used to limit crop losses from insects, pathogens, weeds and other pests. The term pesticide refers to a large number ofchemical compounds. Pesticides include acaricides, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, nematicides, algicides, arboricides, zoocides, and many more.