Italian Journal of Agronomy (Apr 2009)

Plant protection and food safety: notes on cereal chain

  • Pasquale Trematerra,
  • Maria Lodovica Gullino

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2009.s1.185
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1s
pp. 185 – 191

Abstract

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Integrated Pest Management (or IPM) is a decision-making process that prevents pest activity and infestation by combining several strategies to achieve long-term solutions. Components of an IPM program may include education, proper waste management, structural repair, maintenance, biological and mechanical control techniques, and pesticide application. These tactics should meet economic, public health and environmental goals. In this paper new methods and strategies of pest control in cereal chain are reported.

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