Fertilizers/Pest Management

Industry reports are routinely part of assessment reports "It is the remit of politics, NGOs and the media to make inquiries about the work undertaken by authorities," says Professor Dr. Dr. Andreas Hensel. "However, we often see that the…
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EAST LANSING, Mich. - A Michigan State University study is the first to show an association between unusually high pesticide exposure and poor sense of smell among aging farmers. The research examined more than 11,200 farmers over a…
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Light sensor tools help growers make sense of nitrogenCredit: Guohui Feng Too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. That's certainly true for nitrogen fertilizers. Without enough nitrogen, crops don't grow well. Yields are reduced…
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Credit: Transforming Drainage URBANA, Ill. - Every summer, a "dead zone" forms in the Gulf of Mexico. Plumes of oxygen-robbing algae, fed by excess nitrogen coming in from the Mississippi River, kill off marine life and threaten the…
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RUDN pedologists studied the combined effect of nitrogen-containing fertilizers and plastic mulching.Credit: Allen Dressen Nitrogen is a part of organic compounds that are of extreme importance for plants: chlorophyll, proteins, hormones,…
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Study shows how government promotes agricultural, environmental benefits -- and could do moreCredit: Rice University Even though every dollar spent on soil improvement can save much more in environmental costs down the road, startup costs…
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Finding provides potential for increased disease resistance in cropsCredit: WSU Photos Washington State University researchers have discovered the way plants respond to disease-causing organisms, and how they protect themselves, leading…
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HKU's co-led study revealed: Termites mitigate effects of drought in Tropical RainforestCredit: @The University of Hong Kong Termites are commonly regarded as one of the most destructive insect pests, but in fact only 4% of the 3,000…
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Exploring best practices for strong, disease-resistant potato cropsCredit: Colorado State University For several years, Colorado State University agricultural researchers have been scrutinizing the nutrient-rich soil that feeds the state's…
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Researchers are developing the self-contained planters that will allow astronauts to grow food in spaceCredit: Silje Wolff, NTNU Social Research (CIRiS) Fresh food is so attractive to astronauts that they toasted with salad when they were…
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Nutrient, sediment runoff impacted differently over timeCredit: Carrie Ann Sharitt In the early 1990s, Acton Lake in southwestern Ohio had a muddy problem. Large amounts of sediment from nearby farms were entering the lake's watershed.…
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This article by Dr. Bárbara Ponzilacqua Silva has been published in The Open Food Science Journal, Volume 10, 2018 Aflatoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungi of the genus Aspergillus, which occur naturally in cereals like corn,…
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Research focuses on improving predictive models for farmers, others Predicting and pinpointing which farming practices are most likely to protect against environmental harm is a complex proposition, and researchers at The Ohio State…
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The results of this research published in the Plant Biotechnology Journal could impact the pharmaceutical and agri-food industriesCredit: CRAG Researchers from the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) at the Centre for Research in Agricultural…
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