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Qatar University researchers develop alternative to harmful chemical pesticides
2021-03-25
Chemical pesticides have long been used as pest control agents for human and plant protection. But growing concern over the effects of these harmful substances, particularly their toxicity and unspecific mode of action, pushed scientists to explore much safer alternatives.?Qatar ...
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India Punjab, Bihar consume more fertiliser; Maharashtra, UP use more pesticides
2021-03-25
Punjab and Bihar lead in the per hectare consumption of fertilisers, while Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh are the major consumers of chemical pesticides. In fact, Maharashtra, along with West Bengal, also leads in the consumption of bio-pesticides.In a written reply in the Rajya S...
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US EPA addresses ecological risks posed by four pyridines and pyrimidines herbicides
2021-03-19
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing a proposed interim decision for picloram and interim decisions for clopyralid, dithiopyr and triclopyr to address ecological risks.The interim decision (ID) for dithiopyr finalizes enforceable mitigation measures to addre...
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Brazilian agrochemical market falls by 10.4% in 2020
2021-03-19
The agrochemical market in Brazil had a 10.4% reduction in dollar value in 2020, with revenues of US$12.1 billion as against $13.5 billion in 2019.?The data refers to applied products and is released by the National Union of Plant Protection Products Industry (Sindiveg)."From Jan...
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Sugarcane agrochemicals market drops 3% in Brazil
2021-03-19
The Business Intelligence Panel (BIP) survey conducted by the consultancy company, Spark Smarter Decisions, highlighted a 3% drop, in US dollars, in the trade in pesticides for sugarcane in Brazil. According to the study, exclusively revealed to AgroPages, in 2020, the sugar-ener...
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National Biointrants Program (PNB): Another opportunity to chase Brazil’s promising biological marke...
2021-03-19
Being part of the biointrants sector, biopesticides have already proven their importance to this market. According to CropLife, in 2020, Brazil reached the milestone of having 20 million ha treated with biological products, representing a 23% growth compared to 2019 and R$1 billi...
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Prices of China’s chemical raw materials, chemical products rose 4% year-on-year in February
2021-03-19
The latest information from China’s State Bureau of Statistics showed that, due to the continuous increase in the price of international crude oil, prices in domestic oil-related industries have also continued to rise, with oil and natural gas extraction prices rising by 7.5%, wh...
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Three unpublished pesticides registered in Brazil
2021-03-12
The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture approved 67 more pesticides for use by farmers, according to?a publication in the Official Gazette.Of these new pesticides, three have active ingredients that are not yet registered in Brazil, with two being biological in origin and the other...
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University of Illinois: Unveiling the cause of onion center rot
2021-03-12
Since 1983, the bacteria?Pantoea ananatis?has been known to infect several important crops including onions, rice, and corn. It was unclear, however, what molecules were involved. A new study, published in?mBio, has identified one of the culprits: pantaphos. Intriguingly, the res...
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Digital technologies, key to modernization of farm ecosystem in China, and in world
2021-03-12
Farmers play a vital role in the global community, because their hard work and dedication produce the food and other necessities that we all need.Agriculture is the most basic priority of a successful society. As the famous agronomist, Nobel Peace Prize winner and "father of the ...
