New pathogen threatens fennel yield in Italy
Credit: Dalia Aiello A new fennel fungal disease caused by a new genus and species - Ochraceocephala foeniculi, was observed ...
Tag: Fertilizers/Pest Management
Exeter researchers discover a novel chemistry to protect our crops from fungal disease
Credit: University of Exeter Pathogenic fungi pose a huge and growing threat to global food security. Currently, we protect our ...
Reducing reliance on nitrogen fertilizers with biological nitrogen fixation
Credit: Beverly J. Agtuca, Sylwia A. Stopka, Thalita R. Tuleski, Fernanda P. do Amaral, Sterling Evans, Yang Liu, Dong Xu, ...
All microgastrinae wasps from around the world finally together in a 1,089-page monograph
Credit: Dr. Jose Fernandez-Triana With 3,000 known species and thousands more left to describe, the wasps of the subfamily Microgastrinae ...
Advances in genetic, geospatial techniques aid efforts to fend off invasive insects
Two research collections showcase new tools to protect ecosystems from invasive insects and related arthropodsCredit: Fruit fly: USDA ARS Photo ...
Common anti-parasite treatments used on cattle have devastating impacts on wildlife
Experts have stressed an urgent need to find alternatives to wormers and anti-ectoparasitic products used widely on cattleCredit: © Fiona ...
Ancient hornwort genomes could lead to crop improvement
Credit: Eftychis Frangedakis Some 500 million years ago - when our continents were connected in a single land mass and ...
Hornwort genomes could lead to crop improvement
Researchers illuminate the dawn of land plants and discover genes that could help crops grow more efficiently with less synthetic ...
Long-term analysis shows GM cotton no match for insects in India
Study: Changes in insecticides, fertilization drove productivity gains -- not Bt cotton adoptionCredit: Glenn Davis Stone/Washington University Genetically modified (GM) ...
Fall precipitation predicts abundance of curly top disease and guides weed management
Credit: Erik Lehnhoff and Rebecca Creamer Transmitted by an insect known as the beet leafhopper, curly top disease is a ...
Aerial insect trap network describes life in the skies
Credit: Doris Lagos-Kutz, USDA-ARS and University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Like most invasive species, when the soybean aphid arrived ...
Biomass fuels can significantly mitigate global warming
Credit: Photo credit: Ryan Mater BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL...March 10, 2020 - Biomass fuels derived from various grasses could significantly mitigate global ...
Rice, know thy enemy: NSF grants $2.6 million to study weedy invader
Credit: Joe Angeles/Washington University Many farmers struggle with an enemy that looks like a friend. Agricultural weeds that are close ...
More taxpayers’ money for the environment and public benefit
EU Common Agricultural Policy: More than 3,600 researchers call for science to be taken into considerationCredit: Sebastian Lakner The European ...