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Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc, Douadia Bougherara, Thi Thanh Mai Ha, Laure Latruffe   +3 more
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Insecticidal effect of polysaccharides extracted from Prunus amygdalus amara’ seeds

Journal of Oasis Agriculture and Sustainable Development
Searching natural molecules with insecticidal effects and less harmful to environment is one of scientific and agricultural concern. In this work, the polysaccharidic fraction from Prunus amygdalus amara was tested for its insecticidal potential against
Hafsia Bouzenna, Hmed Ben Nasr, Najla Hfaiedh   +2 more
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Protection effect of the anthraquinones, cassiatorin and aurantio-obtusin from seeds of Senna tora against cowpea weevil attack

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2018
Objective: To explore the potential insecticidal, ovipositor deterrent and antifeedant effects of ethyl acetate extract of the seeds of Senna tora (Syn. Cassia tora) against cowpea weevil (Callosobruchus maculatus). Methods: The activities were evaluated
Valentine Chi Mbatchou, Rita Akosua Dickson, Isaac Kingsley Amponsah, Abraham Yeboah Mensah, Solomon Habtemariam   +4 more
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Toxicity and Physiological Effects of Nine Lamiaceae Essential Oils and Their Major Compounds on Reticulitermes dabieshanensis

Molecules, 2023
The volatile metabolites of Salvia sclarea, Rosmarinus officinalis, Thymus serpyllum, Mentha spicata, Melissa officinalis, Origanum majorana, Mentha piperita, Ocimum basilicum and Lavandula angustifolia were determined by gas chromatography–mass ...
Xi Yang, Chunzhe Jin, Ziwei Wu, Hui Han, Zhilin Zhang, Yongjian Xie, Dayu Zhang   +6 more
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Extension Economists: Valued in Mission, Penalized in Practice

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the public engagement arm of the land‐grant mission, we argue that Extension faculty in US agricultural economics departments face an identity crossroads as they struggle for institutional support. Specifically, we argue that Extension economists function as boundary‐spanning professionals within academic structures that often devalue ...
Trey Malone, Craig W. Carpenter, Courtney Bir, Andrew J. Van Leuven, Rebecca Wasserman‐Olin, Wendong Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY CORRELATIONS FOR INSECTICIDAL N-CARBALKOXY O-ALKYLALKANAMIDOXIMES.

, 1972
STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY CORRELATIONS FOR INSECTICIDAL N-CARBALKOXY O ...
RUSSEL RHEI-LONG. CHEN (7959929)
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Chemotyping of Koelreuteria paniculata Seed Cake with Bioactive and Feed Potential

Plants
Koelreuteria paniculata is an amenity landscape tree whose seed extracts and cold-pressed oil are proven biopesticides and biodiesel feedstocks. However, the residual seed cake phytochemical profile has not been systematically assessed or evaluated for ...
Veljko Šarac, Dragana Šunjka, Magdalena Pušić Devai, Tea Sedlar, Nedeljka Spasevski, Slađana Rakita, Danka Dragojlović, Zorica Tomičić, Katarina Šavikin, Jelena Živković, Ivana Čabarkapa, Mirjana Ljubojević   +11 more
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Lysinibacilli: A Biological Factories Intended for Bio-Insecticidal, Bio-Control, and Bioremediation Activities

Journal of Fungi, 2022
Microbes are ubiquitous in the biosphere, and their therapeutic and ecological potential is not much more explored and still needs to be explored more. The bacilli are a heterogeneous group of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria.
Qazi Mohammad Sajid Jamal, Varish Ahmad
doaj   +1 more source

Agronomic and Nutritional Perspectives on Vegetable Crops in Africa

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Vegetable production plays a key role in food security, nutrition, and livelihoods across Africa. Moreover, African indigenous vegetables emerge as underutilized yet highly valuable crops, rich in macro‐ and micronutrients, as well as bioactive compounds with an array of health benefits.
Đorđe Vojnović, Pamela Owusu Osei, Sina Siavash Moghaddam, Issiake Konate, Jelena Popović‐Đorđević   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chemical Composition and Antifungal, Insecticidal and Repellent Activity of Essential Oils From Origanum compactum Benth. Used in the Mediterranean Diet

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Essential oils (EO) of Origanum compactum Benth. (O. compactum) are well known for their biological and pharmacological activities. This study aimed to assess the chemical composition, antifungal, insecticidal and repellent activities of EO of O ...
Allali Aimad, El Abdali Youness, Rezouki Sanae, Abdelfattah El Moussaoui, Mohammed Bourhia, Ahmad Mohammad Salamatullah, Abdulhakeem Alzahrani, Heba Khalil Alyahya, Nawal A. Albadr, Hiba-Allah Nafidi, Lahcen Ouahmane, Fadli Mohamed   +11 more
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