taimkaitse
Taimkaitse is the science and practice of protecting cultivated plants from pests, diseases, and weed competition to safeguard crop yield, quality, and environmental sustainability. It covers diagnosis of plant health problems, monitoring pest populations, and applying a range of control methods. Core approaches include cultural practices (crop rotation, sanitation, resistant varieties), mechanical and physical methods (netting, tillage), biological controls (predators, parasitoids, microbial agents), and chemical controls (pesticides) used judiciously.
In modern agricultural systems, taimkaitse emphasizes Integrated Pest Management (IPM), which relies on regular monitoring, thresholds
Historically, the field evolved from reliance on broad-spectrum chemicals to more targeted, sustainable approaches. Research and
In Estonia and other EU member states, taimkaitse is part of agricultural policy and rural development, with