Things were a little different for biofertilizers in 2023. According to the data from the 2024 CropLife® Biologicals Survey, usage among ag retailers and their grower-customers declined from the 2022 growing season — down from 50% to 41%. This marked the first such drop for the sector since the...
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thebetterindia
2024.02.22
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Tejraj Sahu, a farmer hailing from the Bargarh district of Odisha, recalls his best day ever to be in March 2023. It was the day the farmer trusted his paddy field with a new fertiliser. The harsh scorching sun coupled with unseasonal rains and reduced water holding capacity of the field had spelt...
AgriBusiness Global
2024.02.21
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Biotor Labs, a Nicaraguan company that specializes in the development, formulation, and manufacture of bioinsecticides, biofungicides, and bionematicides, has announced the launch of Trichomax and Klamic in Mexico. These are two new biological products that control soilborne diseases and nematodes...
DW
2024.02.07
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Since the dawn of agriculture, farmers have struggled to protect crops from pests.
In ancient Persia (current-day Iran), the natural insecticide Pyrethrum, made from dried Chrysanthemum flowers, was utilized to paralyze insects that attack edible plants — and later to kill hair lice....
Greenhousegrower
2024.02.05
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Crop protection products have been a mainstay in the horticulture industry since its inception, but not in the same way. Many products have been around for a long time, and for good reason — they work well. But growers are looking at new products too, ranging from biological control agents (BCAs)...
CropLife
2024.02.01
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Burgeoning demand for environmentally friendly chemicals and production methods are putting biopesticides into the minds of growers worldwide. In offering new biopesticides to their customers, crop protection companies aim to hitch sustainability to existing high performance standards.
Albaugh,...
BNN
2024.01.29
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When under attack, plants have a unique way of calling for help: they release oils known as green leaf volatiles (GLVs). These volatile organic compounds serve as a communication tool and defense mechanism against herbivores and pathogens. Now, researchers at the University of South Carolina are...
GKToday
2024.01.10
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Scientists have identified a pathogenic fungus naturally preying on eucalyptus snout beetles that shows promise as an affordable, eco-friendly biopesticide to protect eucalyptus plantations from the voracious pests.
Characterization studies confirm the fungus’ insecticidal efficacy and...