OPPORTUNITIES RESULTING FROM USING HORMETIC EFFECT FOR EXPLAINING THE LAW OF DIMINISHING EFFICIENCY IN AGRICULTURE

• Authors: Szarek S.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The new aspects of functioning of the law of diminishing efficiency in agriculture is presented. It was shown that the law in question is connected with the hormetic effect understood as a positive impact of low dose of substances which used in higher doses serve as growth inhibitors. It was also shown that making use of this hormetic effect allows to reconcile efforts aimed at maximizing effectiveness and incomes in farming with the natural environment's protection.

Keywords

EN

HORMETIC EFFECT; LAW OF DIMINISHING EFFICIENCY

Discipline

• ECONOMICS: ECONOMICS

• Publisher: Instytut Ekonomiki Rolnictwa i Gospodarki Żywnościowej – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
• Journal: Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej
• Year: 2006
• Issue: 3(308)
• Pages: 29-46
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Szarek S.

• S. Szarek, Akademia Podlaska, ul. Konarskiego 2, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07PLAAAA01843935