Advancements, Challenges, and Future Perspectives of Soybean-Integrated Pest Management, Emphasizing the Adoption of Biological Control by the Major Global Producers
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation · Oklahoma State University · +4 more institutions
Abstract
Soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merrill, is usually grown on a large scale, with pest control based on chemical insecticides. However, the overuse of chemicals has led to several adverse effects requiring more sustainable approaches to pest control. Results from Integrated Pest Management (IPM) employed on Brazilian soybean farms indicate that adopters of the technology have reduced insecticide use by approximately 50% relative to non-adopters, with yields comparable to or slightly higher than those of non-adopters. This reduction can be explained not only by the widespread use of Bt soybean cultivars across the country but also by the adoption of economic thresholds (ETs) in a whole Soybean-IPM package, which has…
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7Topics & keywords
- Integrated pest management
- Agriculture
- Pest control
- PEST analysis
- Sustainable agriculture
- Resistance (ecology)
- Chemical control
- Quality (philosophy)
- Zero hunger