Choosing Organic Pesticides over Synthetic Pesticides May Not Effectively Mitigate Environmental Risk in Soybeans

Christine A. Bahlai; Yingen Xue; Cara M. McCreary; Arthur W. Schaafsma; Rebecca H. Hallett

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011250

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Choosing Organic Pesticides over Synthetic Pesticides May Not Effectively Mitigate Environmental Risk in Soybeans

Christine A. Bahlai,

Affiliation School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Yingen Xue,

Affiliation School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Cara M. McCreary,

Affiliation School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Arthur W. Schaafsma,

Affiliation Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada
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Rebecca H. Hallett

* E-mail: rhallett@uoguelph.ca

Affiliation School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Choosing Organic Pesticides over Synthetic Pesticides May Not Effectively Mitigate Environmental Risk in Soybeans

Christine A. Bahlai,
Yingen Xue,
Cara M. McCreary,
Arthur W. Schaafsma,
Rebecca H. Hallett

Published: June 22, 2010
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0011250

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Very helpful

Posted by lc387 on 29 May 2022 at 06:17 GMT

Your research has been very helpful for my assignment, looking at organic vs synthetic pesticides with the parameters of environmental impact, yield of crop and effectiveness of decreasing pest population. I was wondering if you could suggest any other studies that could be used to corroborate yours? Or a suggestion on how to find more? Thank you

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