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New broadly applicable tool provides insight into fungicide resistance
2021-10-09
Succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors (SDHIs) are a class of fungicides widely used to control many fungal diseases of crops. The relationship between SDHIs and fungi can be compared to finding the right key for the right lock. However, fungi are adaptable and develop resistance to ...
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Microbial revolution promises to upend agriculture and future of food
2021-10-09
For decades, new technologies in agriculture have assisted farmers by making food production more efficient. Artificial fertilizers have raised productivity, while genetics tools have enabled better varieties of crops to be produced.But what if even newer technologies threaten to...
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China is expected to stop phosphate exports, food production prices will rise
2021-10-09
The cost of producing food will increase with the Chinese government expecting to limit the production and export of a crucial agricultural fertilizer.Key pointsChinese phosphate fertilizer manufacturers are expected to stop exporting for more than six monthsAlready, high prices ...
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Nothing will stop ban on use of glyphosate, insists Greenpeace
2021-10-09
The ban on the controversial herbicide glyphosate cannot be averted, the environmental NGO Greenpeace said Tuesday.Glyphosate is the most widely used pesticide in the world and is listed as “potentially carcinogenic” by the World Health Organization (WHO), although its manufactur...
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Argentina prohibits pesticides based on Ethyl Chlorpyrifos and Methyl Chlorpyrifos
2021-10-09
In Argentina, the National Agrifood Health and Quality Service (Senasa) has prohibited the use of phytosanitary products formulated based on Chlorpyrifos ethyl and Chlorpyrifos methyl from 2023.This was established by resolution No. 414/2021, published on August 4, 2021, in the O...
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Argentine bio-input market exceeds US$77 million
2021-10-09
The biological products market in Argentina has reported a turnover of US$77,793,330, according to Casafe (Chamber of Agricultural Health and Fertilizers), which represents leading companies in the production of technology for crop protection.In this line, the inoculants represen...
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2021-09-27
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Yeast and bacteria together biosynthesize plant hormones for weed control
2021-09-24
Plants regulate their growth and development using hormones, including a group called strigolactones that prevent excessive budding and branching. For the first time, scientists led by UC Riverside have synthesized strigolactones from microbes. The work is published in the open-a...
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USA - New York Assembly considers limiting a pesticide linked to bee deaths
2021-09-24
The New York State Assembly held a hearing on whether the state should strictly limit the use of a chemical in pesticides linked to the die-off of honeybees, and population declines of other insects and birds.The compounds, known as Neonicotinoids, or “neonics,” have been in exis...
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India - Cotton harvest likely to be delayed amid flooding in Saurashtra region in Gujarat
2021-09-24
The latest spell of heavy rains in Gujarat may appear to have saved the State from sinking into a drought, but for the current kharif crops such as cotton, it has pushed back the harvest period by at least 15 days and also weakened the prospects of kharif groundnut due to waterlo...
