Nematicidal Activity of Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Assisted by Phytochemical Analysis
To date, there has been great demand for ecofriendly nematicides with beneficial properties to the nematode hosting plants. Great efforts are made towards the chemical characterization of botanical extracts exhibiting nematicidal activity against ...
Nikoletta Ntalli +4 more
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What you need to know before you recommend pesticides
This archived document is maintained by the Oregon State Library as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.[2000]-"What you need to know before you recommend ...
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Regional differences and sources of organochlorine pesticides in soils surrounding chemical industrial parks [PDF]
Concentrations of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs; dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs), hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs), hexachlorobenzene (HCB)) were investigated in 105 soil samples collected in vicinity of the chemical industrial parks in Tianjin ...
Luo, W. +14 more
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Human water demand constrains China's feasible afforestation potential more strongly than is commonly recognized, and future climate change further intensifies this limitation. Integrating land‐use optimization with water‐saving measures substantially expands feasible afforestation area and associated carbon sinks, revealing a practical pathway to ...
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The soybean pod borer (SPB), Leguminivora glycinivorella (Matsumura), is a major constraint to soybean production, highlighting the urgent need for effective and sustainable biological control strategies in this short-lasting agroecosystem.
Ji-Zhi Xue +8 more
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Toxic and sublethal effects of buprofezin on the whitefly parasitoid Encarsia formosa Gahan [PDF]
Acute toxicity of a buprofezin-based product (commercial product Elisa 440 SC) to pupae of the whitefly parasitoid Encarsia formosa Gahan (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), and its effects on life history traits and population growth in F1 generation of a ...
Drobnjaković Tanja +3 more
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WILLINGNESS TO PAY TO AVOID HEALTH RISKS FROM PESTICIDES, A CASE STUDY FROM NICARAGUA [PDF]
A contingent valuation approach to assess the health effects of pesticides among Nicaraguan vegetable farmers is presented. Farmers' valuation of health is measured as willingness to pay (WTP) for low toxicity pesticides.
Waibel, Hermann, Garming, Hildegard
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Porphyrin‐Based Porous Materials for Antibacterial Applications
Porphyrin‐based porous materials have excellent photophysical properties and tunable structures for high‐efficiency antibacterial therapy. This review comprehensively discusses the structural design strategies and synthetic pathways of the four main types of porphyrin‐based porous materials, summarizes their cross‐domain antimicrobial applications, and
Xiao‐Xue Liang +4 more
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Biofungicide Bacillus subtilis Ch-13 in the control of Hypomyces perniciosus (wet bubble disease) in industrial-scale mushroom cultivation [PDF]
The current study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the biofungicide Bacillus subtilis Ch-13 in the suppression of natural infection of white button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) with Hypomyces perniciosus (causal agent of wet bubble disease), as well as
Potočnik Ivana +5 more
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THE EFFECT OF QUALITY ASSURANCE POLICIES FOR PROCESSING TOMATOES ON THE DEMAND FOR PESTICIDES [PDF]
In California, acceptance sampling is used to monitor the quality of processing tomatoes delivered by growers to processors. A proposal to change the current quality assurance policy was recently put forth to reduce the growersÂ’' incentive to use ...
Starbird, S. Andrew
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