By boosting crop yields and cutting down on farm input costs at the same time, could microbes be the biofertilizer of the future?
“I’m interested in how we can take microbes and improve yields for farmers,” said Barney Geddes, NDSU assistant professor of microbiology in Fargo, N.D.
Geddes’...
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Cornell University
2023.01.10
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Following is a list of some biopesticides labeled for disease control in vegetable crops. The active ingredient follows product name. Most products are labeled for managing multiple diseases on many crops. The diseases of eggplant that are specified on these labels and occur in the...
AgFunderNews
2023.01.04
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Along with reducing the use of inputs (fertilizers, chemicals) and increasing efficiency, alternative inputs appear. In an era where we seek productivity in parallel with conserving soil, water and biodiversity, biological inputs are gaining momentum. In 2021, according to Radar Agritech 2022, this...
Factly Media & Research
2023.01.03
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To ensure that agriculture production meets the increasing demand for food, pesticides are being widely used to protect crops from pests. While the availability of safe and efficacious pesticides and their judicious use by the farming community is critical to the long-term sustainability of...
Aidenvironment
2022.12.19
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India has seen rapid growth in the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides over the last decade as the country’s population increased. The states of Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand, although traditionally lagging behind the use of chemical and mechanized agriculture, have not been an exception to...
The logical indian
2022.12.16
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Sarvesh Prabhu, a 17-year-old research intern at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), was among the many contestants at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta who were exhibiting their months-long research and developed projects. Sarvesh...
AgNews
2022.12.13
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Soil is a complex ecosystem where plant roots, microbes and other organisms bind minerals and organic matter together into a dynamic structure that regulates nutrients, water, air and other resources.
Soil health for agriculture typically refers to the soil’s ability for good agricultural...
AgNews
2022.12.01
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Kenyan farmers are opting for organic farm inputs to improve the quality and safety of their products while also taking care of the environment. Many are now beginning to use biofertilizer, which is made from organic waste.
She says that most of the Farmers use rain fed agriculture and because...