Abstract
This article analyzes the impacts of microbial inoculant (MI) technology, which is a part of integrated pest management, on the U.S. apple production using farm-level data. To test the likely production impacts suggested by agronomic literature, we estimate a pesticide use function and stochastic production functions with damage control input specification. The results show that although adoption of the MI technology does not reduce the use of pesticides, the technology has a significant positive impact on yields and is associated with higher technical production efficiency rates.
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Adoption of microbial inoculant technology did not reduce pesticide use in U.S. apple production.
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The microbial inoculant technology had a significant positive impact on apple yields.
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- AppleMalus domesticat0
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- the technologye0
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- yieldse0
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- positive impacte0
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e0“the technology has a significant positive impact on yields”
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Adoption of the microbial inoculant technology was associated with higher technical production efficiency rates in apple production.
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- AppleMalus domesticat0
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- the technologye0
- Outcome
- technical production efficiency ratese0
- Direction
- highere0
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e0“the technology has a significant positive impact on yields and is associated with higher technical production efficiency rates”
t0“Apple Production”
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