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As a result of the green revolution, the use of yield-increasing inputs such as fertilizer and pesticides became a matter of course in irrigated rice farming in Southeast Asia. Pesticides were applied liberally, both as a guarantee against crop failure and as a means of fully utilizing the existing yield potential of the crops.
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Waibel, H. (1986). Introduction. In: The Economics of Integrated Pest Control in Irrigated Rice. Crop Protection Monographs. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71319-4_1
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