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Fungicide
Fungicide, also called antimycotic, any toxic substance used to kill or inhibit the growth of fungi. Fungicides are generally used to control parasitic fungi that either cause economic damage to crop or ornamental plants or endanger the health of domestic animals or humans. Most agricultural and ...Read more -
Plant Diseases and Insect Pests
The damage to plants caused by competition from weeds and by other pests including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and insects greatly impairs their productivity and in some instances can totally destroy a crop. Today, dependable crop yields are obtained by using disease-resistant varieties, biological...Read more -
Herbicide Resistance
Herbicide resistance refers to the inherited ability of a biotype of a weed to survive a herbicide application to which the original population was susceptible. A biotype is a group of plants within a species that has biological traits (such as resistance to a particular herbicide) not common to ...Read more -
Exposure of arthropods to Cry2A produced by Bt rice
Most reports concern the three most important Lepidoptera pests, that is, Chilo suppressalis, Scirpophaga incertulas, and Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (all Crambidae), which are the targets of Bt rice, and the two most important Hemiptera pests, that is, Sogatella furcifera and Nilaparvata lugens (bo...Read more -
Genome-wide association analysis of the strength of the MAMP-elicited defense response and resistance to target leaf spot in sorghum
Plant and pathogen materials A sorghum association mapping population known as the sorghum conversion population (SCP) was provided by Dr. Pat Brown at the University of Illinois (now at UC Davis). It has been described previously and is a collection of diverse lines converted to photoperiod-inse...Read more -
Use fungicides for apple scab protection prior to anticipated early infection periods
The sustained heat in Michigan right now is unprecedented and has caught many by surprise in terms of how rapidly apples are developing. With rains predicted for Friday, March 23, and for next week, it is critical that scab-susceptible cultivars are protected from this anticipated early scab infe...Read more -
Bioherbicides Market Size
Industry Insights The global bioherbicides market size was valued at USD 1.28 billion in 2016 and is expected to develop at an estimated CAGR of 15.7% over the forecast period. Rising consumer awareness regarding the benefits of bioherbicides and strict food and environment regulations to promote...Read more -
Biocides & Fungicides Update
Biocides are protective substances used to inhibit the growth of bacteria and other pernicious organisms, including fungi. Biocides come in a variety of forms, such as halogen or metallic compounds, organic acids and organosulfurs. Each plays an integral role in the paint and coatings, water trea...Read more -
Integrated pest management a focus at 2017 Greenhouse Growers Expo
Education sessions at the 2017 Michigan Greenhouse Growers Expo offer updates and emerging techniques for producing greenhouse crops that satisfy consumer interest. Over the last decade or so, there has been a steady surge of public interest in how and where our agricultural commodities are produ...Read more -
Insecticide Chalk
Insecticide Chalk by Donald Lewis, Department of Entomology “It’s d j vu all over again.” In the Horticulture and Home Pest News, April 3, 1991, we included an article about the hazards of using illegal “insecticide chalk” for household pest control. The p...Read more -
How does artificial intelligence affect agricultural development?
Agriculture is the foundation of the national economy and the top priority in the economic and social development. Since the reform and opening up, China’s agricultural development level has been greatly improved, but at the same time, it is also facing such problems as the shortage of land...Read more -
Development direction and future trend of pesticide preparation industry
In the made in China 2025 plan, intelligent manufacturing is the major trend and core content of the future development of manufacturing industry, and also the fundamental way to solve the problem of China’s manufacturing industry from a big country to a powerful country. In the 1970s and 1...Read more