Some considerations for the organic production of vegetables.

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  • Floribeth Mora Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica

Abstract

This article is based on a Bibliographical Compilation where the ecosystemic problems, generated by the scientific and technological advances in modern agriculture, are analyzed. The basic principles ruling the organic, bilological, alternative or ecological agriculture are defined, emphasizing the importance of maintaining and improving the soil as the basic component of organic production, adducing that a well nourished plant is most resistant to any plague. Diseases, insects, weeds and nematodes are also mentioned, giving emphasis to practices of integrated plague management.

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1994-01-01

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Mora, F. (1994). Some considerations for the organic production of vegetables. Agronomía Mesoamericana, 5, 171–183. Retrieved from https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/agromeso/article/view/60513

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1994: Agronomía Mesoamericana: Vol. 5 (January-December)

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Analyzes and Comments

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