Agricultural Inputs Business Essentials

Author: Lu Zhongbin
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book provides a comprehensive overview of current agricultural production materials, including pesticides, fertilizers, and agricultural films. The pesticide section first describes the history of pesticide development, basic knowledge of pesticides such as classification, toxicity, efficacy, formulation processing, various application methods, field trials, packaging, transportation, storage, and current regulations and policies. It then introduces 76 types of insecticides, 12 types of miticides, 3 types of nematicides, 9 types of rodenticides, 48 types of fungicides, 70 types of herbicides, and 12 types of plant growth regulators. The fertilizer section, in addition to detailing the properties, composition, application methods, and precautions of 34 products including nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, compound fertilizers, microfertilizers, humic acid, and other fertilizers, also covers basic application techniques, commercial management, and regulations. The agricultural film section primarily introduces 38 types of films such as ground cover films and greenhouse films, describing their performance, specifications, and uses. At the end of the book, specific content of relevant Chinese regulations is provided, such as the use criteria for pesticides and fertilizers in green food production. This book is suitable for managers, marketers, and grassroots agricultural technical personnel engaged in agricultural production material operations, as well as for reference by faculty and students of relevant institutions.