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Identification of Novel Pesticides for Use against Glasshouse Invertebrate Pests in UK Tomatoes and Peppers [PDF]
, 2015 To inform current and future pesticide availability to glasshouse vegetable growers, the current project trialled more than twenty products, including existing industry standards, against four key pests of glasshouse tomatoes and bell peppers.
Banfield-Zanin, Jennifer +6 more
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Herbicidal Effect of Different Alternative Compounds to Control Conyza bonariensis in Vineyards
Agronomy, 2022 Conyza bonariensis (L.) Cronquist is a widespread noxious weed with high fecundity, associated with no-till systems such as vineyards and other perennial crops in Mediterranean climates.
Carlos Cabrera-Pérez +2 more
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Soil Effects on the Bioactivity of Hydroxycoumarins as Plant Allelochemicals
Plants, 2023 Soil plays a primary role in the activity of plant allelochemicals in natural and agricultural systems. In this work, we compared the phytotoxicity of three natural hydroxycoumarins (umbelliferone, esculetin, and scopoletin) to different model plant ...
Gracia Facenda +4 more
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Microbial metabolites in nutrition, healthcare and agriculture [PDF]
, 2017 Microorganisms are a promising source of an enormous number of natural products, which have made significant contribution to almost each sphere of human, plant and veterinary life. Natural compounds obtained from microorganisms have proved their value in
Anshumali Mittal +3 more
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Weed Control in Organic Farming
Contemporary Agriculture, 2022 Over the past few years, both producers and consumers have become increasingly interested in organic farming because conventional agriculture relies so heavily on the use of synthetic pesticides, thus causing environmental pollution. Weeds, as inevitable
Pantović Jelena Golijan, Sečanski Mile
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Agriculture, 2023 The objective of this study was to determine the effects of Murraya koenigii (curry leaf) aqueous extract on the seed germination and growth of two crops and their associated weeds (Anagallis arvensis, Poa annua, Lepidium didymum, and Vicia sativa ...
Deepti Singh Vashishth +6 more
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Plant pathogens as biocontrol agents of Cirsium arvense : an overestimated approach? [PDF]
, 2011 Cirsium arvense is one of the worst weeds in agriculture. As herbicides are not very effective and not accepted by organic farming and special habitats, possible biocontrol agents have been investigated since many decades.
Müller, Esther, Nentwig, Wolfgang
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Potential of Vochysia divergens extracts as a post-emergence bioherbicide [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of BiologyThe genus Vochysia, particularly Vochysia divergens Pohl, has been studied for its diverse biological activities and phytochemical composition. This study investigates the phytotoxic potential of V.
R. de Almeida +7 more
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Bioherbicides in Organic Horticulture [PDF]
Horticulturae, 2016 Organic horticulture producers rank weeds as one of their most troublesome, time-consuming, and costly production problems. With the increasing significance of organic horticulture, the need for new bioherbicides to control weeds has grown. Potential bioherbicides may be developed from pathogens, natural products, and extracts of natural materials ...
Xiaoya Cai, Mengmeng Gu
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Agronomy, 2021 To help protect the environment as well as increase agricultural production, the use of synthetic herbicides must be reduced and replaced with plant-based bioherbicides.
Kawsar Hossen +4 more
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