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→Characteristics of integrated farming
*Avoidance of chemical pesticides
*Avoidance of chemical pesticides
*Detailed recordkeeping by means of an agricultural diary
*Detailed recordkeeping by means of an agricultural diary
*Use of [[corn gluten meal]] as a pre-emergence herbicide
*The use of improved OP crop varieties, rather than hybrids or GM crops
*The use of improved OP crop varieties, rather than hybrids or GM crops
*Intercropping
*Intercropping
*Reserving an area of the farm for wild habitat
*Reserving an area of the farm for wild habitat
*Planting of cornflower or marigold borders around crop fields in order to ward off insects
*Planting of [[cornflower]] or [[marigold]] borders around crop fields in order to ward off insects
*The use of phenological indicators to time planting and other tasks
*The use of phenological indicators to time planting and other tasks