Download or read book Energy in Plant Nutrition and Pest Control written by Zane R. Helsel and published by Elsevier Publishing Company. This book was released on 1987 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part I Fertilizers: Fertilizer and energy use; Energy requirements, technology, and resources in the fertilizer sector; Legume nitrogen: symbiotic fixation and recovery by subsquent crops; Organic materials as alternative nutrient sources; Conservation of nutrients; Energy Efficiency, economics, and policy in the fertilizer sector; Part II. Pesticides: Energy in pesticide manufacture, distribution and use; Pesticide use in world agriculture; Alternative pest management practices; Maximizing pesticide use efficiency; Effects of application methods on energy use; The policy and economic issues of pest control and energy use.