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This chapter presents the status of the use of thermal control in plant protection. After a brief presentation of the operating principles of thermal control, a review of the most important milestones in the evolution of this technology is presented. The different uses of thermal control in plant protection are presented along with the criteria that are used when evaluating the performances of the different types of equipment used. A description of the different modes and strategies of application of thermal control follows. A discussion about the environmental impacts of thermal control, as compared to those of pesticides, closes this chapter.
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Laguë, C., Gill, J., Péloquin, G. (2001). Thermal Control in Plant Protection. In: Vincent, C., Panneton, B., Fleurat-Lessard, F. (eds) Physical Control Methods in Plant Protection. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04584-8_2
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