Baseline tebuconazole sensitivity and potential resistant risk in Fusarium graminearum
Background The Fusarium head blight caused by Fusarium graminearum results in reduced crop yields and the potential for vomitoxin contamination, which poses a risk to both human and livestock health.
Feng Zhou+7 more
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Guideline for handling pesticide residues in Czech organic production [PDF]
This document was prepared in the project «Development of guidelines for the use of pesticide analysis in organic inspection in the Czech Republic (sampling, evaluation and interpretation)». At the beginning of this project, a workshop with stakeholders
Bickel, Regula+3 more
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Adsorption–desorption behavior of the endocrine-disrupting chemical quinestrol in soils
Quinestrol (QUN), a synthetic estrogen used as an oral contraceptive or emergency contraceptive component, has been shown to be an endocrine-disrupting chemical.
Mingcheng Guo+5 more
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A literature-based comparison of nutrient and contaminant contents between organic and conventional vegetables and potatoes [PDF]
Purpose - The increasing demand for organic foods is explained mainly by consumers' concerns about the quality and safety of foods and their perception that organically produced foods are healthier and safer than conventional foods.
Baert, Katleen+8 more
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Cabbage, one of the most popular vegetables in the world is infested by several insect-pests and diseases. Novaluron, a chitin synthesis inhibitor and lambda-cyhalothrin, a synthetic pyrethroid group insecticide are used to manage insect-pests on cabbage.
Krishan Kumar Sharma+12 more
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Hubungan Kadar Enzym Kholinesterase Dengan Kadar Hormon Thyroid Pada Wus Di Daerah Gondok Endemik [PDF]
The Relationship Between Cholinesterase Enzym and Iodine Status of Child Bearing Age Woman (CBAW) In The Endemic Goitre Area.Background: Pesticide as a pollutant substance is a goitrogenic agent. It can form a strong complex bound with iodine in the body.
Ichsan, M. (M)+4 more
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Comparison between standard and drift reducing nozzles for pesticide application in citrus: Part II. Effects on canopy spray distribution, control efficacy of Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell), beneficial parasitoids and pesticide residues on fruit [PDF]
Venturi nozzles are often recommended to reduce drift, which is one of the major pollution sources caused by the application of plant protection products on high growing crops. The coarse droplets produced by this type of nozzle could however also affect
Abad, Raquel+7 more
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Pesticide Residue Regulation: Analysis of Food Quality Protection Act Implementation [PDF]
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Schierow, Linda-Jo
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1973 Evaluations of Some Pesticide Residues in Food: The Monographs. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, 1975. 491 p. Available from Unipub, Box 433, Murray Hill Station, New York, NY 10016. $15.00. [PDF]
(excerpt) The evaluations of residues on foodstuffs contained in these monographs were prepared by a joint meeting of an FA0 expert committee and a WHO expert committee on pesticide residues that met in Geneva and produced its report Pesticide Residues ...
Brown, A. W. A
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Plant growth regulators are cost-effective and efficient methods for enhancing plant defenses under stress conditions. This study investigates the ability of two plant growth-regulating substances, thiourea (TU) and arginine (Arg), to mitigate salinity ...
Jingkun Li+4 more
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