Learning on ScreenPick of the Crop (13 Parts)
- Synopsis
- Documentaries and studio discussions on European agriculture addressing the crucial debate about the future of farming practice and agricultural science in Europe. The series examines the purposes, strategies and scientific challenges of current farming in the context of the acknowledged need to reassess the relationship between economic and environmental objectives and presents case studies of good practice across a wide range of crops and farm types and raises relevant social and ethical issues.
Part 1: Europe is in the midst of an intense debate about the future of farming. What is the way forward?
Part 2: A panel of experts discuss the challenges now facing agricultural science.
Part 3: From prehistoric times to the present we have intervened in nature. In a sense our culture is our agriculture.
Part 4: The past 30 years have seen an unparalleled expansion in yield. Can this be sustained without damage to the environment?
Part 5: The Green Revolution is one of the great triumphs of the century. But what is the basis of good breeding science?
Part 6: The apple is as old as the Garden of Eden, but apple breeding is a high-tech science.
Part 7: What are the key weeds and how can they be treated?
Part 8: What are the strategies available for controlling insect pests?
Part 9: While key crops depend heavily on fungicides, there is concern about resistance and the potentially harmful effects of chemicals on the environment.
Part 10: In controlled and semi-controlled environments, biological control is already well advance.
Part 11: Western Europe is now alert to the risks involved in intensive farming, but is there a danger of over-reaction?
Part 12: How should research be conducted in the future to ensure good practice in the laboratory and down on the farm?
Part 13: Experts review the current situation in integrated crop management. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 54, 48, 55, 55, 55, 52, 58, 56, 56, 58, 57, 55, 58 min.
- Year of production
- 1990-1
- Availability
- Sale; £25.00 +VAT; series £200.00 +VAT
- Subjects
- Agriculture
- Keywords
- crop management; crops; ethical issues; farming; insect pests; livestock; plants; weeds
Sections
- Title
- Growing pains
- Synopsis
- Part 1: Europe is in the midst of an intense debate about the future of farming. What is the way forward?
- Title
- Scientific agenda
- Synopsis
- Part 2: A panel of experts discuss the challenges now facing agricultural science.
- Title
- Changing practice
- Synopsis
- Part 3: From prehistoric times to the present we have intervened in nature. In a sense our culture is our agriculture.
- Title
- Limits of growth, The
- Synopsis
- Part 4: The past 30 years have seen an unparalleled expansion in yield. Can this be sustained without damage to the environment?
- Title
- Breeding for yield
- Synopsis
- Part 5: The Green Revolution is one of the great triumphs of the century. But what is the basis of good breeding science?
- Title
- Breeding for the market
- Synopsis
- Part 6: The apple is as old as the Garden of Eden, but apple breeding is a high-tech science.
- Title
- Weeds
- Synopsis
- Part 7: What are the key weeds and how can they be treated?
- Title
- Insect pests
- Synopsis
- Part 8: What are the strategies available for controlling insect pests?
- Title
- Plant diseases
- Synopsis
- Part 9: While key crops depend heavily on fungicides, there is concern about resistance and the potentially harmful effects of chemicals on the environment.
- Title
- Biological control
- Synopsis
- Part 10: In controlled and semi-controlled environments, biological control is already well advance.
- Title
- Benefits and risks
- Synopsis
- Part 11: Western Europe is now alert to the risks involved in intensive farming, but is there a danger of over-reaction?
- Title
- Ethics
- Synopsis
- Part 12: How should research be conducted in the future to ensure good practice in the laboratory and down on the farm?
- Title
- State of the art, The
- Synopsis
- Part 13: Experts review the current situation in integrated crop management.
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
University of East Anglia Audio-Visual Centre
- Phone
- 01603 592833
- Fax
- 01603 507721
- Address
- Norwich
NR4 7TJ - Notes
- Director: W C Tyacke
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