Tiny traces of neonicotinoid pesticides impair insects’ ability to spot predators
Credit: University of Saskatchewan Traces of neonicotinoid pesticides can impair a flying insect's ability to spot predators and avoid collisions ...
Tag: Fertilizers/Pest Management
Just how much does enhancing photosynthesis improve crop yield?
Credit: ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis In the next two decades, crop yields need to increase dramatically to ...
Banned pesticides in Europe’s rivers
Credit: Jonathan Panduro Findalen/Greenpeace Tests of Europe's rivers and canals have revealed more than 100 pesticides - including 24 that ...
Scientists develop methods to validate gene regulation networks
Findings reveal how plants respond to key nutrient in fertilizer A team of biologists and computer scientists has mapped out ...
Global eradication of ‘fly of death’ not ethically justified, researchers conclude
Credit: Photo courtesy of Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - The tsetse fly, also known as the "fly of death" ...
Fungal mating: Next weapon against corn aflatoxin?
Credit: Ignazio Carbone It's not fun when a fungus contaminates crops. Safe native fungi, however, show promise in the fight ...
Doing more with less in the study of plant chemical defense
A high-throughput method to quantify plant biochemical responses with small tissue samples Plants can't run away to avoid being eaten, ...
Plant pathologist leads research to stop spread of citrus-destroying disease
UC Riverside's Hailing Jin is principal investigator of USDA grant that also supports vaccine development to fight huanglongbing, or citrus ...
App enables smallholder farmers to be community influencers and citizen scientists
The GeoFarmer app allows community workers and smallholders to easily collect and share information on climate-related agricultural interventions. Development agencies ...
Air pollution caused by corn production increases mortality rate in US
New paper presents how researchers have estimated for the first time the health damages caused by corn production A new ...
CABI-led study recommends improvements to how impacts of non-native species are assessed
CABI has led an international team of non-native species specialists who have compiled a list of recommendations to improve the ...
Illinois study identifies a key to soybean cyst nematode growth
Credit: Nathan Schroeder, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - The soybean cyst nematode, one of the crop's most destructive pests, ...
Autonomous weed control via smart robots
A drift-free, weed-specific pesticide applicator could enable autonomous weed control via smart robots -- and help minimize exposure of crops ...
Are no-fun fungi keeping fertilizer from plants?
Credit: Photo credit Mary Tiedeman. Crops just can't do without phosphorus. Globally, more than 45 million tons of phosphorus fertilizer ...
Southern Weed Science Society bestows highest honor on UTIA weed scientist
Neil Rhodes named as fellowCredit: Photo by T. Salvador, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Southern Weed Science Society (SWSS) ...
Plant seed research provides basis for sustainable alternatives to chemical fertilizers
Credit: Alessandro Bergna, Tomislav Cernava, Manuela Rändler, Rita Grosch, Christin Zachow, and Gabriele Berg St. Paul, MN (March 2019)--Recent advances ...
Ascribe Bioscience receives SBIR award from NSF
New agbiotech startup company based on technology developed at the Boyce Thompson Institute is developing a novel seed treatment technology ...
Caterpillars retrieve ‘voicemail’ by eating soil
Plant legacy affects aboveground insects through soilCredit: NIOO-KNAW Leaf-feeding caterpillars greatly enrich their intestinal flora by eating soil. It's even ...
Natural plant defense genes provide clues to safener protection in grain sorghum
Credit: You Soon Baek, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Weeds often emerge at the same time as vulnerable crop ...
Southern Weed Science Society honors Steckel
UTIA professor receives Outstanding Educator AwardCredit: Video by C. Denney, courtesy UTIA. JACKSON, Tenn. - The Southern Weed Science Society ...