Tag: Fertilizers/Pest Management

Forty years of experiments, observation, modeling and theory may be just what's needed to see where the world is headedCredit: ...

Biologists have discovered the gene controlling the mating preference of male European corn borer moths for the female sex pheromoneCredit: ...

Credit: Image courtesy of Vaxa, Iceland. Radical changes to the food system are needed to safeguard our food supply and ...

Credit: Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, N.J. (May 12, 2021) - A Rutgers study finds that symbiotic bacteria that colonize ...

The trajectory for palm oil production in Indonesia raises sustainability concerns due to deforestation and biodiversity impacts; researchers modeled climate-smart ...

Glyphosate inhibits symbiotic bacteria in the saw-toothed grain beetleCredit: Julian Kiefer, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Saw-toothed grain beetles live in a ...

Massive molecular study uncovers clues to the evolution and diversification of essential plant familyCredit: Yiyong Zhao, Chien-Hsun Huang, and Hong ...

Credit: Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) The applied nitrogen in crop production is easily lost through ammonia emission and ...

Researchers call for stricter regulationCredit: Photo by Knut-Erik Helle Scientists are calling for more stringent pesticide bans to lower deaths ...

Credit: Christopher Marett and Gregory Tylka The soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the most damaging pathogen of soybean in the ...

International research team led by Göttingen University investigates landscape and farm-level man-agement in cocoa agroforests in IndonesiaCredit: Manuel Toledo The ...

Credit: Professor Seirian Sumner, UCL Wasps deserve to be just as highly valued as other insects, like bees, due to ...

A menthol-like compound was found to boost the expression of genes that protect crop species from pest-related damageCredit: Tokyo University ...

Credit: APS PRESS A Practical Guide to Turfgrass Fungicides, Second Edition, is a current, comprehensive, and hands-on resource focused specifically ...

Credit: Heather Karsten, Penn State For corn, using dairy manure and legume cover crops in crop rotations can reduce the ...

Funding for a new research chair directed by INRS Professor Monique LacroixCredit: Christian Fleury (INRS) What are the antimicrobial effects ...

Researchers assess whether drones can spray pesticides better than conventional technologies in terms of cost, capacity, and management efficiencyCredit: Yuna ...

New project for improved management of the most intractable species of weedsCredit: Jessica Strauss/Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative Every multi-acre farmer ...

Credit: Marine Biological Laboratory WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Nitrogen is an element basic for life -- plants need it, animals ...

Credit: Estonian University of Life Sciences The detrimental impact of pesticides on non-target organisms is one of the most urgent ...