Researchers find new way to protect plants from fungal infection
Credit: Perino et al. in Phytopathology Widespread fungal disease in plants can be controlled with a commercially available chemical that ...
Tag: Fertilizers/Pest Management
Glyphosate residue in manure fertilizer decrease strawberry and meadow fescue growth
Credit: Viivi Saikkonen A new study finds that glyphosate residue in manure fertilizer decrease the growth of strawberry and meadow ...
New study identifies wheat varieties that resist the destructive stripe rust disease
Credit: Lu Liu, Meinan Wang, Zhiwu Zhang, Deven R. See, and Xianming Chen Stripe rust is one of the most ...
Coconut rhinoceros beetle makes unexpected ‘host shift’ to Guam’s cycad trees
Invasive beetle could lead to local extinction of the region's only native gymnospermCredit: University of Guam Western Pacific Tropical Research ...
Ammonium triggers formation of lateral roots
Credit: IPK/ Ying Liu Since every process in lateral root development, including initiation, emergence and elongation is governed by auxin, ...
First assessment of naturalized, invasive and potentially invasive plan
The research suggests that a range of invasive alien plants pose a series risk to the County - home to ...
University of Illinois awarded $4.5 million to develop commercial carbon credit tools
Credit: University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - The University of Illinois has been awarded $4.5 million from the U.S. Department ...
Urbanization and agriculture are land uses that most affect Brazil’s rivers
A literature review by researchers affiliated with universities in Brazil and the United States produces the first ever nationwide survey ...
Detecting soil-surface ozone early can help prevent damage to grapes and apples
UMass Amherst materials chemists develop a durable leaf 'tattoo' for monitoringCredit: UMass Amherst/Andrew lab AMHERST, Mass. - Farmers and fruit ...
Natural pest control saving billions
Credit: The University of Queensland Biological control of insect pests - where 'natural enemies' keep pests at bay - is ...
Newly identified gene grants tomatoes resistance to bacterial speck disease
Boyce Thompson Institute researchers are working to create tomatoes that are protected from a devastating diseaseCredit: Greg Martin Bacterial speck ...
New study on migration success reinforces need for monarch butterfly milkweed habitat
Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa - A recently published analysis of data on tagged monarch butterflies migrating ...
Dodder uses the flowering signal of its host plant to flower
The plant parasite eavesdrops on its host and uses the host's mobile floral stimulus for timing its own floweringCredit: Jingxiong ...
Study finds insect shows promise as a good, sustainable food source
Credit: Christine Picard, IUPUI INDIANAPOLIS -- With global food demands rising at an alarming rate, a study led by IUPUI ...
Genomes published for major agricultural weeds
Credit: Steve Bowe, BASF URBANA, Ill. - Representing some of the most troublesome agricultural weeds, waterhemp, smooth pigweed, and Palmer ...
University of Illinois to lead two of seven new national artificial intelligence institutes
NSF- and USDA-NIFA-funded institutes will each receive about $2 millionM over 5 yearsCredit: Photo courtesy University of Illinois Board of ...
Strigolactones increase tolerance to weevils in tobacco plants
In a crosstalk with other plant hormones, these novel plant hormones regulate the resistance to endophytic Trichobaris mucorea larvaeCredit: Anna ...
Findings refute idea of monarchs’ migration mortality as major cause of population decline
Credit: University of Kansas Marketing Communications LAWRENCE, KANSAS -- In a new study, Monarch Watch Director Chip Taylor and colleagues ...
Filling the void in ammonia synthesis: The role of nitrogen vacancies in catalysts
Credit: 2020 American Chemical Society Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) explore how nitrogen vacancies in catalysts participate ...
Decline in US bird biodiversity related to neonicotinoids, study shows
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. Â- Bird biodiversity is rapidly declining in the U.S. The overall ...
