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Conservation tillage includes no-till, ridge-till and mulch-till.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service using data from 2007 ARMS Phase II
cotton survey.
Figure 16. Adopters of herbicide-tolerant crops used conservation tillage more than did
growers of conventional varieties: cotton, 2007.
Conservation tillage includes no-till, ridge-till and mulch-till.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service using data from 2005 ARMS Phase II corn
survey.
Figure 17. Adopters of herbicide-tolerant crops used conservation tillage more than did
growers of conventional varieties: corn, 2005.
P
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Pesticide resistance evolution occurs when pesticide use favors the
survival of pests naturally resistant to the pesticide. Over time, these resistant
