Main Title |
Sustainable agriculture research and education in the field : a proceedings / |
Publisher |
National Academy Press, |
Year Published |
1991 |
OCLC Number |
24601526 |
ISBN |
0309045789; 9780309045780 |
Subjects |
Sustainable agriculture--Research--United States--Congresses ;
Sustainable agriculture--Study and teaching--United States--Congresses ;
Sustainable agriculture--United States--Congresses ;
Congrès ;
Développement durable ;
Formation agricole ;
Protection de l'environnement ;
Recherche agricole ;
Agrarforschung--(DE-588)4310943-3 ;
Landwirtschaft--(DE-588)4034402-2 ;
Schulung--(DE-588)4136792-3 ;
Umweltverträglichkeit--(DE-588)4061655-1 ;
Agricultura (estudo e ensino)--Estados unidos ;
Agricultura sustentável (congressos)--Estados unidos
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBM |
S541.S87 1991 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
04/30/2007 |
EJEM |
S541.S87 1991 |
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OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
01/01/1988 |
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Collation |
ix, 437 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Notes |
Papers based on a workshop held in Washington, D.C., Apr. 3-4, 1990. Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents Notes |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture commitment to sustainable agriculture / Charles E. Hess -- Background and status of the low-input sustainable agriculture program / Neill Schaller -- Challenges and rewards of sustainable agriculture research and education / R. James Cook -- Overview of current sustainable agriculture research / John C. Gardner [and others] -- Economic considerations in sustainable agriculture for Midwestern farmers / Michael Duffy -- Comparative study of organic and conventional tomato production systems : an approach to on-farm systems studies / Carol Shennan [and others] -- STEEP : a model for conservation and environmental research and education / Robert I. Papendick. Soil moisture monitoring : a practical route to irrigation efficiency and farm resource conservation / Gail Richardson -- Research and education in the Western region / Dale R. Darling -- A farmers' perspective / Robert A. Klicker -- Southeastern apple integrated pest management / Dan L. Horton, Douglas G. Pfeiffer, and Floyd F. Hendrix, Jr. -- Low-input crop and livestock systems in the Southeastern United States / John M. Luna [and others] -- Solarization and living mulch to optimize low-input production system for small fruits / Kim Patten [and others] -- Research and education in the South / Raymond E. Frisbie -- New strategies for reducing insecticide use in the corn belt / Gerald R. Sutter and David R. Lance. On-farm research comparing conventional and low-input sustainable agriculture systems in the northern Great Plains / Thomas L. Dobbs, James D. Smolik, and Clarence Mends -- Low-input, high-forage beef production / Terry Klopfenstein -- Low-input sustainable agriculture projects, Alternative agriculture, and related issues / Harold F. Reetz, Jr. -- Long-term, low-input cropping systems research / Rhonda R. Janke [and others] -- Perspectives for sustainable agriculture from nutrient management experiences in Pennsylvania / Les E. Lanyon -- Use of fungal pathogens for biological control of insect pests / Raymond I. Carruthers, Alan J. Sawyer, and Kirsten Hural -- Time frame for sustainable agriculture and pollution prevention research / Clayton W. Ogg. Sustainable agriculture research and education in the Northeast / James F. Parr -- Sustainable agriculture research and education in the field / Neil H. Pelsue, Jr. -- Assessing the progress of sustainable agriculture research / Jonathan H. Harsch -- Low-input sustainable agriculture farm decision support system / John E. Ikerd -- Voison controlled grazing management : a better way to farm / William M. Murphy -- Expert systems : an aid to adoption of sustainable agriculture systems / Edwin G. Rajotte and Timothy Bowser. |
Place Published |
Washington, D.C. : |
Access Notes |
Also available via remote access. |
Corporate Au Added Ent |
National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Agriculture. |
PUB Date Free Form |
1991. |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
91062492 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20011214175630 |
Language |
eng |
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OCLC |
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CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
04054cam 2200373 a 45010 |