“Some farmers are constantly looking for something on the cutting edge,” observes Ron Geis, Market Development Specialist at Corteva Agriscience, about the desire to utilize biologicals. Primarily, adds Geis, these growers have tended to do business within the fruit/nut tree and specialty crop...
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Greenhouse Management
2023.09.25
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Pesticides — in this case, insecticides and miticides — are widely used in greenhouse production systems to manage insect and mite pest populations and maintain populations below plant-damaging levels. Some greenhouse producers are minimizing the use of broad-spectrum pesticides and are using more...
The University of Queensland
2023.09.21
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Insect-specific viruses are being investigated to protect Australia’s $4 billion sugar industry in a research project at The University of Queensland.
Dr Kayvan Etebari from UQ’s School of the Environment is using genomics to identify viruses which could be developed into environmentally safe...
Grainews
2023.09.21
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Biofertilizers improve plant nutrition and include symbiotic and free-living microbes that can produce plant-available nitrogen as well as solubilizers of phosphorus and potassium. Other examples include arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi that can explore more nutrients beyond rooting areas and...
2023.09.19
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Romnick A. Latina and Barbara L. Caoili
The increasing concerns on the risks of chemical pesticides in controlling insect pests and plant pathogens have urged many agricultural scientists to search for alternative management strategies to combat these pests. In the University of the Philippines...
2023.09.19
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Randolph N. Candano, Marcela M. Navasero, Wilson de Panis
Earwigs are a distinctive group of mostly dark-colored (brown to black), small- to medium-sized insects that can be recognized through the following features: flattened elongated body, heavily sclerotized pincer-like cerci, two pairs of...
2023.09.19
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Melissa P. Montecalvo, Marcela M. Navasero, Mario V. Navasero,
Janren Sarah T. Macaraig, and Jose Mari M. Navasero
Migratory insect pests such as fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) and onion armyworm (S. exigua Hübner) are threats to corn and rice production in the Philippines,...
Krishak Jagat
2023.09.19
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The 20th century bore witness to unparalleled population growth, primarily attributed to advancements in modern medicine and groundbreaking changes in agricultural practices. Synthetic fertilizers emerged as a cornerstone of this era’s food production, with their usage closely paralleling the surge...