Weedy rice has become herbicide resistant through rapid evolution
In a paper published Sept. 8 in the journal Communications Biology, scientists from Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Arkansas report that a crop pest called weedy rice has [..]
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Genetic pesticide against termytes developed in a laboratory at University of Florida
A terrific pest insect, the termyte, has become the leading target for some interesting experimental researches. The termytes every year gnaw away more than $1 billion in structural damage despite an ever growing array of insect control techniques. This kind of problems have press researchers to completely [..].
A study about 'Horizontal transmission' of insecticides and aggregation pheromones in cockroaches
We experience every year, during the warm season, a lot of problems related to our attempts to kill coackroaches, insects that are also responsible of the transmission of many human infectious diseases. Scientists tell us they can also give other problems to humans: cause of they molt their skin, going from one nymph stage to the next and when they perform this action they can produce a huge accumulation of the skin eft in the areas where we live.
A selection of links to press-releases, news-articles and documents about agriculture and landscape:
- How to alleviate soil compaction on farm land. Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland, July 16, 2020.
- How to alleviate soil compaction on farm land. Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland, July 16, 2020.
- Nematode has potential to reduce cotton yields by 50 percent. The American Phytopathological Society (APS), July 6, 2020.
- GPS isn’t just for road trips anymore. American Society of Agronomy, June 29, 2020.
- Holey Moley! Wet weather triggers mole activity. University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group, June 17, 2020.
- Downstream Countries Right to Information Claim on Filling Dam Baseless: Experts. Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) - Addis Ababa, May 30, 2020.
- Farmers fear famine as locust swarms destroy crops in Pakistan. Russia Today's page on Twitter, May 29, 2020.
- Uganda's coffee exports up 17 pct in 4 years. Xinhua News Agency (China), May 26, 2020.
- Freezing tolerance in blueberries. Koppert Biological Systems, May 6, 2020.
- CAFIA found harmful food supplement with anabolic steroids and further unauthorised substances. Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA), April 23, 2020.
- We must do all we can to help the agri-food sector. Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland, April 10, 2020.
- How drones can help farmers. American Society of Agronomy, March 23, 2020.
- FAO welcomes €17 million contribution from Germany to combat the impact of the Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa. Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO), February 28, 2020.
- Tulips grow in winter, thanks to the summer sun. Wageningen University & Research, February 12, 2020.
- Traditional Chinese medicinal plant yields new insecticide compounds. American Chemical Society, January 29, 2020
- CAFIA detected 71 cases of non-compliant advertising of food in 2019 The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA), January 24, 2020.
- Protecting plants, protecting life: Canada celebrates 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health. Canadian Food Inspection Agency, January 16, 2020.
- Purdue scientists develop way to track salmonella infection in real time. Purdue University - West Lafayette, Indiana (USA), January 7, 2020.
- Researchers reveal secret of Chinese medicinal herb. Wageningen University & Research, December 18, 2019.
- Towards faster cooking varieties of beans: ACIAR launches an innovative breeding project in East Africa. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), December 11, 2019.
- Woody Plants with Undesirable Tendencies. American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) - November 26, 2019.
- New material points toward highly efficient solar cells. Purdue University - West-Lafayette - Indiana (USA), November 12, 2019.
- African swine fever: early detection is key to controlling spread. European Food-Safety Authority, November 5, 2019.
- What is phytoremediation? Soil Science Society of America,October 15, 2019.
- A no-deal Brexit threatens the long-term sustainability of British agriculture. The Soil Association (UK), October 10, 2019.
