Scientists set to start $10M project to create health diagnosis tool for bees
York University to develop 'BeeCSI' tool to help Canada's rapidly declining honey beesCredit: York University TORONTO, September 18, 2019 - ...
Tag: Fertilizers/Pest Management
How nitrogen-fixing bacteria sense iron
Credit: University of East Anglia Researchers at the University of East Anglia have discovered how nitrogen-fixing bacteria sense iron - ...
Hiding in plain sight
Early rice farmers unwittingly selected for weedy impostersCredit: Jordan R. Brock/Washington University Early rice growers unwittingly gave barnyard grass a ...
Palmer amaranth’s molecular secrets reveal troubling potential
Credit: Pat Tranel, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Corn, soybean, and cotton farmers shudder at the thought of Palmer ...
Reduce, reuse, recycle: The future of phosphorus
Credit: Included in photo When Hennig Brandt discovered the element phosphorus in 1669, it was a mistake. He was really ...
Worm pheromones protect major crops
Boyce Thompson Institute researchers showed that ascaroside compounds from nematodes can protect rice, wheat, corn and soybeans from numerous pathogensCredit: ...
An apple carries about 100 million bacteria — good luck washing them off
Most microbes are inside the apple -- but the strains depend on which bits you eat, and whether you go ...
Garlic on broccoli: A smelly approach to repel a major pest
New University of Vermont study offers a novel framework to test strategies for managing invasive pestsCredit: Insect Agroegology and Evolution ...
Illinois study advances possibility of genetic control for major agricultural weeds
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, two aggressive weeds that threaten the ...
UTIA and Blühen Botanicals to collaborate on hemp production research
Popular new crop needs research-based dataCredit: Photo by G. Rowsey, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Blühen Botanicals and the University ...
Plant probe could help estimate bee exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides
Bee populations are declining, and neonicotinoid pesticides continue to be investigated -- and in some cases banned -- because of ...
Health impairment through carbofuran in red chili unlikely
BfR Opinion No 015/2019 of April 24, 2019 Carbofuran is a plant protection product which can be used against certain ...
Plant protection products: More clarity about residues in food
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment proposes new indicator to identify risks in order to improve consumer safety This indicator ...
Seeking sustainable solutions for Nashville’s organic wastes
University of Tennessee collaborates with Resource Capture on $40,000 grantCredit: Tennessee Dept. of Tourist Development KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - An interdisciplinary ...