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Citrus greening, more widely recognized as Huanglongbing (HLB), is caused by the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, has emerged as one of the most destructive threats to citrus production worldwide. Since 2019, this disease has ravaged citrus industries worldwide, destroying approximately 75% of orange and 85% of grapefruit production in affected regions. It severely stunts tree ...
Modern agriculture faces numerous challenges, such as the ever-increasing population, development of biomass-derived feedstocks for greener industries, developing in a sustainable and rapid manner, the major climate change. All of them pose a major threat to global food and energy security. Synthetic biology can provide tools to address many of these challenges and the industry is likely to be a ...
Modern agriculture faces numerous challenges, such as the ever-increasing population, development of biomass-derived feedstocks for greener industries, developing in a sustainable and rapid manner, the major climate change. All of them pose a major threat to global food and energy security. Synthetic biology can provide tools to address many of these challenges and the industry is likely to be a ...
Modern agriculture faces numerous challenges, such as the ever-increasing population, development of biomass-derived feedstocks for greener industries, developing in a sustainable and rapid manner, the major climate change. All of them pose a major threat to global food and energy security. Synthetic biology can provide tools to address many of these challenges and the industry is likely to be a ...
Gel materials have become a popular choice for delivering pheromones in various applications due to their unique properties. Pheromones are chemical signals that are naturally produced by animals and insects to communicate with each other. Pheromone delivery systems have a wide range of applications, including pest control, crop protection, and animal behavior control. Introduction of Gel ...
Avoid excess crop nutrients in your fertilizer strategy to maintain soil health and protect your pocketbook The push to produce higher yields per acre every year continues to weigh heavily on western Canadian farmers. That pressure is accompanied by economic and environmental concerns. Should you invest more money into crop nutrients to reach record yields? Will that investment pay off? Will ...
Pheromones are chemicals produced by animals, including humans that have the ability to influence the physiology or behavior of other individuals of the same species. They are widely used in many areas, such as agriculture, pest management, and reproduction strategy. The identification and characterization of pheromones can be a challenging task, requiring a combination of analytical and ...
1. What is ozonated water, and how is it produced? Ozonated water is simply water infused with ozone gas (O3), a process achieved by passing oxygen through an ozone generator and dissolving it into water. ...
PPGI sheets are commonly used in the agriculture industry for various purposes, such as: 1. Roofing: PPGI sheets are used to create durable and weather-resistant roofs for agricultural buildings, such as barns, sheds, and warehouses. 2. Fencing: PPGI sheets are used to construct fences around agricultural fields, to keep livestock in or out, and to protect crops from pests. 3. Greenhouses: PPGI ...
One of the least discussed aspects of the climate emergency is the water crisis, but as the realities of water stress and scarcity around the world really start to bite, there can be no doubt that it will soon become a hot topic of conversation, hitting headlines with increasing regularity as time goes on. Because water underpins every aspect of society in the 21st century, it is immediately ...
Up your defenses against unpredictable Mother Nature with an on-farm weather station’s accurate weather monitoring, forecasting and historical data There’s a long-enduring sentiment in Canadian agriculture that when farmers gather, they’re usually talking about the weather. There’s a good reason for this. After all, there are many things you can control on the farm from ...
In a new study published in Cell, Duke University researchers have uncovered a key ingredient in plant cells that reprograms their protein-making machinery to fight disease. Crop production lost each year due to bacterial and fungal diseases amounts to 15%, or about $220 billion. ...
In India, thousands of tonnes of crop gets destroyed every year due to improper use of insecticides, pesticides, plant growth regulators etc. ...
In Southeast Asia, especially in palm oil plantations, pests are a horrible disease to face that can cause 25% of dying plants and delay the harvest period up to a year. Agricultural losses can also refer to the lost resources when crops are not harvested, like water, fuel, and fertilizer. Another consequence of agricultural losses is the loss of income for ...
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The premium disease-free land, and the second tier are lands with a known disease ...
Did you know that with the right greenhouse technology you can save time, money and improve profits? The commercial growing industry is rooted in meeting the consumer demand for fresh, local and seasonal produce. Whilst growing top quality produce, commercial farmers and growers also have a responsibility to respect the natural environment. In turn, they can reap the rewards of improved profits, ...
Consequently the importance of maintaining healthy soils with balance macro and micro elements, is crucial to growing healthy, disease free crops. In instances where soils are deficient in some manor, stunted growth is clearly evident. ...
Having more earthworms, fungi, and bacteria reduces crop disease. This reduction is due to greater competition between disease microorganisms and beneficial ones—plants grown in a nutrient-rich environment experience less stress and are likely to be healthier. ...
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The fertilizer produced by bio organic fertilizer equipment can improve soil ecological environment and change soil microbial flora, and play a more important role in reducing crop diseases and insect pests. In the process of microbial growth and reproduction, it can secrete a variety of antibiotics and plant growth and elements. It can not only inhibit the ...