Pesticide Use in U.S. Agriculture: 21 Selected Crops, 1960-2008

Richard Nehring ; Craig Osteen , Seth J. Wechsler ; Andrew Martin , Alex Vialou , and Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: Pesticide trends;    herbicides;    insecticides;    fungicides;    corn;    soybeans;    cotton;    potatoes;    wheat;   

RP-ID  :  EIB-124

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

This report examines trends in pesticide use in U.S. agriculture from 1960 to 2008, focusing on 21 crops that account for more than 70 percent of pesticide use, and identifies the factors affecting these trends.