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The Effect of Solar Heating on Lesser Grain Borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (Fab.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)

open access: yesIOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Abstract The experiments of this study were conducted in the Plant protection Department laboratories - College of Agriculture - Tikrit University in 2023 for the purpose of identifying the effect of solar heating on both larvae and pupae of lesser grain borer during four weeks of both July and Augast, 2023 at 10.00 a.m, 12.00 noon and 2.
Najdat Ghazi Saber   +2 more
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Measuring the Contribution of Genetic Characteristics as an Indicator of Innovation: The Case of Corn in the USA, 1990-2009 [PDF]

open access: yes
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regimes for plant breeding are generally justified on the basis that they encourage innovation. Introduction of IPR regimes for plant varieties in the United States has led to increased concentration, but it is less ...
Nolan, Elizabeth, Santos, Paulo
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Insecticidal efficacy of rapeseed extract in lesser grain borer (Rhyzopertha dominica Fab.) suppression

open access: yes, 2019
Lesser grain borer (Rhyzopertha dominica Fab.) is a storage pest of the Bostrichidae family. Insecticidal efficacy of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) extract was investigated on four types of surfaces: ceramics, glass, treated and raw wood. Mortality rate of lesser grain borer was observed through three different exposures (4, 24 and 48 h) with the aim of
Lucić, Pavo   +4 more
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Improved weed management for transplanted aman rice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Rainfed transplanted rice grown in the monsoon aman season accounts for more than 50% of the total area planted to rice in Bangladesh. Because of rising input costs, including labor, farmers are searching for ways to maintain income, by either increasing
Jabbar, M.A.   +5 more
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Inventory of observed unexpected environmental effects of genetically modified crops [PDF]

open access: yes
In general, it can be concluded that very few clearly unexpected effects were observed during the large scale post-release growing of herbicide-tolerant crops and Bt crops.
Brink, L., van den   +6 more
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Transgenic crops in Spain. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The rate of introduction of transgenic crops in Spanish agriculture has been limited by a number of adverse factors, some of which are linked to specific local circumstances, while others are common to most European Union (EU) member countries.
García Olmedo, Francisco
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Tropical and Subtropical Maize in Asia: Production Systems, Constraints, and Research Priorities [PDF]

open access: yes
This book examines future technological and policy prospects for the sustainable intensification of rainfed upland maize production in Asia, and derives R&D priorities for specific maize production environments and markets. Village-level and farmer-group
Gerpacio, Roberta V., Pingali, Prabhu L.
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Controlling insect pests of melons, cucumbers and related crops [PDF]

open access: yes, 1937
Cover ...
Haseman, Leonard, 1884-1969
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Potential repellency of cedarwood oil from a novel extraction method to stored product insects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Producers lose 10-30% of crops during storage, processing, and marketing after harvest each year to stored product insects (1,2). Globally, there has been a rise in insecticide resistance to phosphine, the most common fumigant for these pests (3).
Albin, Chloe E.   +4 more
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