Present problems of meteorological services for plant protection in the Czech Republic1

Agriculture in the Czech Republic and its supporting services have been influenced during the last four decades by: (1) heavy pollution of the environment; (2) structural changes in the agricultural sector, i.e. collectivization in the fifties and privatization in the nineties; (3) global climate changes. Further destruction of the environment must be avoided, and methods of integrated plant protection, including biological methods, must be used whenever possible.