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Biological seed treatment market worth $3.59 billion by 2029
2022-09-09
According to a new market research report titled,?″Biological Seed Treatment Market?by Type (Microbial {Bacteria}, Biochemical), Formulation (Liquid Formulation), Application Techniques (Seed Coating), Crop Type (Cereals & Grains {Corn, Wheat}, Oilseeds {Cotton}), and Geography -...
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Researchers to focus on wheat breeding and climate change
2022-09-09
The University of California-Davis is leading a five-year, $15 million research project to accelerate wheat breeding to meet those new climate realities, as well as to train a new generation of plant breeders.″Breeding crops for the future will require new traits, breeding platfo...
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In India and China, farmers fret as drought and heat threaten rice harvest
2022-09-09
In June, when Mahendra Pratap began planting his rice paddy fields in Kannauj, a district of India’s Uttar Pradesh state, he was hoping for a good harvest.The year before torrential rain had destroyed his crops and he did not receive any help from the government.But during the re...
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Pheromones can now be produced on large scale
2022-09-09
Researchers have developed a method of producing pheromones on a large scale, therefore, making it possible to expand the use of the technology in integrated pest management. The result of a partnership between Lund University, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, the...
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Chinese pesticide export data: Price index hit a peak in January 2022, expected to still stay high t...
2022-09-09
In the 2022 China Pesticide Exporting Workshop (CPEW) organized by AgroPages on August 16-17, 2022, data provide by an expert of the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs revealed nearly exports of 85% of China’s total pesticide output in 2021, which was 1.53 million ...
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The European Commission adopts new rules to fastrack approval of biological pesticides
2022-09-09
The European Commission adopted new rules designed to increase the availability of and access to biological plant protection products on Wednesday (31 August) as part of efforts to reduce reliance on chemical pesticides.The new rules, which were already endorsed by member states ...
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Brazil’s soybean acres will exceed 100 million for the first time
2022-09-09
Brazilian grain producers are expected to begin planting in September.? If the weather cooperates, the Brazilian harvest could result in its largest grain harvest in history. The first forecast for the 2022/2023 season from the National Supply Company (Conab), the country’s food ...
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USA - California considers ban on neonicotinoids for non-agriculture use
2022-09-02
Going for the ″low hanging fruit,″ state lawmakers are proposing to ban ″neonicotinoids″ — chemicals known to harm bees and other pollinating creatures.Assembly Bill 2146 prohibits backyard gardeners, schools and golf courses from using the chemical widely-used to kill plant pest...
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Could this eco-friendly pesticide from China mean big savings in crop losses?
2022-09-02
Scientists in China say they have developed an environmentally friendly pesticide that could be used as an effective antiviral agent for plants.The pesticide, which contains mineral nanoparticles that are beneficial to plants, inhibited 98.7 per cent of a viral infection in plant...
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The life cycle of the African armyworm
2022-09-02
The life cycle of the African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta) makes it an extremely destructive pest. It grows and reproduces quickly with just ten days between hatching and pupation.African armyworms, also known as black armyworms, are the larvae of?Spodoptera exempta?moths. These...
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