Frass fertilizer application enhances agronomic and economic performance of Chinese cabbage intercropped with desmodium under vertical farming system [PDF]
Scientific ReportsLow soil fertility, coupled with reduced land for cultivation, has favoured vertical farming as an alternative to traditional agriculture among urban dwellers.
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Effects of applying locust frass on the soil properties and microbial community in a peach orchard [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumInsect frass, a by-product of insect cultivation, represents an emergent category of agricultural waste. How to develop and make full use of this waste is a major issue to be addressed.
Ji'ang Nie +6 more
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Dual Role of Tenebrio molitor Frass in Sustainable Agriculture: Effects on Free-Living Nematodes and Suppression of Meloidogyne incognita [PDF]
BioTechInsect-derived frass is gaining attention as a circular bioeconomy product with fertilizing and pest-suppressive potential. This study investigates Tenebrio molitor frass as a soil amendment for promoting beneficial nematodes and suppressing Meloidogyne ...
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Mealworm frass fed on expanded polystyrene helps retention of chrysanthemum flower [PDF]
Scientific ReportsInsect frass is being considered as a source of crop fertilizer. However, previous studies have focused on the growth and yield of vegetables but have not conducted on flower performance much.
Ji Yun Yun +4 more
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Heat Treatment and Storage of Frass From Black Soldier Fly Larvae and Yellow Mealworm Production: Compliance With EU Regulation on Microbiological Quality and Safety [PDF]
MicrobiologyOpenInsect farming generates substantial amounts of frass, a nutrient‐rich by‐product with valorization potential as fertilizer/soil improver. Marketing is restricted by EU regulations, imposing a reference heat treatment for 1 h at 70°C to reduce the ...
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Coconut rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), larval frass as plant fertilizer [PDF]
Botanical StudiesBackground Beetle rearing for food or feed is a growing area of agriculture that produces considerable wastes. This frass is a putative soil amendment anecdotally applied directly as fertilizer.
Chiao-Jung Han +5 more
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A Ubiquitous Volatile in Noctuid Larval Frass Attracts a Parasitoid Species [PDF]
BiologyNatural enemies commonly probe larval bodies and frass with their antennae for prey hunting. However, the attractants to natural enemies emitted directly from hosts and host-associated tissues remained largely unknown.
Chaowei Wang +8 more
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Horticulturae, 2023 Nutrient supplementations are often added to aquaponic systems to optimize plant production, and black soldier fly larvae frass is a promising organic fertilizer.
Nicholas Romano +8 more
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Non-invasive genetic monitoring for the threatened valley elderberry longhorn beetle. [PDF]
, 2020 The valley elderberry longhorn beetle (VELB), Desmocerus californicus dimorphus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), is a federally threatened subspecies endemic to the Central Valley of California.
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Middle Age Like Fight or Modern Symbiosis?; Comment on “Substitutes or Complements? Diagnosis and Treatment With Non-conventional and Conventional Medicine” [PDF]
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2015 Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is widely used by patients worldwide. Financial factors may influence the decision to use CAM. National Health Systems are requested to consider CAM in their health plans.
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