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Silicon and Mechanisms of Plant Resistance to Insect Pests

Plants, 2018
This paper reviews the most recent progress in exploring silicon-mediated resistance to herbivorous insects and the mechanisms involved. The aim is to determine whether any mechanism seems more common than the others as well as whether the mechanisms are
Fadi Alhousari, M. Greger
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Making the Complicated Simple: A Minimizing Carrier Strategy on Innovative Nanopesticides

Nano-Micro Letters
Highlights Nanopesticides with minimizing carrier were prepared through prodrug molecular design and molecular self-assembly. Nanopesticides with minimizing carrier are expected to solve the environmental risks caused by the unrestricted introduction of ...
Wenjie Shangguan, Qiliang Huang, Huiping Chen, Yingying Zheng, Pengyue Zhao, Chong Cao, Manli Yu, Yongsong Cao, Lidong Cao   +8 more
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Bio‐inspired nanophotonics: Structural color, chirality, and resonance metasurfaces

InfoMat, EarlyView.
A butterfly‐wing‐inspired anisotropic plasmonic flatband resonant metasurface. Insets, photo of the butterfly, Sasakia charonda, and the SEM image of its wing scale (above); the SEM image of the metasurface (below). Abstract The dazzling colors of butterfly wings and hummingbird feathers are not painted with pigments, but crafted by nature's invisible ...
Weihan Liu, Yao Liang, Din Ping Tsai
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Change Effects on Agricultural Insect Pests in Europe

, 2015
In this chapter we will discuss observations of climate change effects on agricultural pests in Europe, the possible mechanisms behind these observed effects and finally delve into more detail through some, relatively well studied model species (the ...
Lehmann, Philipp, P. Lehmann, L. Lindström, Lindström, Leena   +3 more
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Aspects of insect chemical ecology: exploitation of reception and detection as tools for deception of pests and beneficial insects [PDF]

, 2012
Empirical exploitation of insect reception and detection at the peripheral neurosensory level has been extremely valuable for identifying pheromones and other semiochemicals, mainly by electroantennogram or single cell preparations coupled with capillary
Pickett, J. A., Woodcock, C. M., Bruce, T., Bruce, T. J. A., Smart, L. E., Pickett, John, Woodcock, C., Aradottir, G. I., Birkett, M. A., Birkett, M., Smart, L., Midega, C., Chamberlain, K., Khan, Z. R., Aradottir, G., Khan, Z., Midega, C. A. O.   +16 more
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Towards Water, Food and Energy Security: The Global Challenges and Possible Solutions for a Holistic Vision of Sustainability

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
wiley   +1 more source

Copper and copper nanoparticles: role in management of insect-pests and pathogenic microbes

Nanotechnology Reviews, 2018
Crop losses mainly occur due to biotic factors, which include soil-borne phytopathogens, insect pests, parasites, and predators. The major loss of food in the food industry is due to its spoilage by various microorganisms.
M. Rai, A. Ingle, Raksha Pandit, P. Paralikar, Sudhir S. Shende, I. Gupta, J. Biswas, S. D. da Silva   +7 more
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Chlorfenapyr Induces Hepatotoxicity Associated With Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction Involving Keap1/Nrf2 Signaling

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chlorfenapyr (CHL) is a widely used pyrrole insecticide, but its hepatotoxic effects and underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. This study investigated the toxic effects of CHL on rat liver and BRL‐3A hepatocytes and explored the involvement of the Keap1/Nrf2 signaling pathway. Rats were administered CHL (10, 20, or 30 mg/kg) by
Dongquan Zhao, Jia Li, Cheng Li, Hua He, Lipu Deng   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular ecology of insect pests of agricultural importance: the case of aphids [PDF]

, 2017
1. Ongoing environmental change is predicted to have a strong impact on biodiversity. Studies have already noted a range shift in many species as they track their favoured environments. A key challenge entomologists are facing is to understand how insect
RAMIRO MORALES-HOJAS, Morales-Hojas, R.
core   +1 more source

Eco‐Friendly Surfactants From Pithecellobium dulce: Extraction, Characterization and Surface Activity

Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, EarlyView.
Schematic representation of the comprehensive analysis of saponins extracted form of Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. ABSTRACT The widespread use of synthetic surfactants in industrial and domestic applications has raised environmental concerns due to their biodegradability and ecological issues.
Susmita Gudulkar, Bijaideep Dutta, Himanshu Dawda, Usha Mukundan, K. C. Barick   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source