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.
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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...
Potato News Today
2023.12.29
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The EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) has recently registered a novel pesticide technology for potato crops. This technology involves the use of a biopesticide product called Ledprona, which contains a new active ingredient known as double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA). Ledprona...
The Star
2023.12.20
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Approximately 582 farmers in Machakos were trained to produce baculorvirus-based insecticides to manage the worm.The training was conducted by researchers from the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International regional centre for Africa, during a farmer’s field event in Machakos county. The...
Scottish Government
2023.12.13
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This report presents information from a survey of pesticide use on soft fruit crops grown in Scotland during 2022. The crops surveyed included strawberries, raspberries, blackcurrants and other minor soft fruit crops.
Taking into account changes in crop area, the 2022 total pesticide treated...
Al Arabiya News
2023.12.08
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Speaking to Al Arabiya English on the sidelines of COP28, Ertharin Cousin, CEO of Food Systems for the Future, is spearheading a $55 million circular animal feed and biofertilizer system in Rwanda.
To be launched in 2025, it is Africa’s first automated insect protein facility in Kigali to...
AgFunderNews
2023.12.07
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Kynetec currently has access to over 200,000 growers, retailers and agronomists across more than 50 countries in the largest ag markets. Working with such experts, investors can improve their due diligence when dealing with agtech startups. They can also better understand farmers’ perceptions...