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Competition Policy and Agribusiness in the Biden Administration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Biden Administration pursued a set of ambitious competition policy initiatives in agriculture and agribusiness, primarily aimed at livestock and poultry supply chains, farm inputs, and food retailing. The initiatives included expanded antitrust enforcement; new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) contract regulations requiring poultry ...
James M. MacDonald
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Regional economic impacts of a plant disease incursion using a general equilibrium approach [PDF]

The present study uses a dynamic multiregional computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to estimate the micro- andmacroeconomic effects of a hypothetical disease or pest outbreak.
McKirdy, Simon, Wilson, Ryan, Wittwer, Glyn   +2 more
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Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
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Potato calcium sensor modules StCBL3-StCIPK7 and StCBL3-StCIPK24 negatively regulate plant immunity

BMC Plant Biology
Background Potato late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans, is the most devastating disease on potato. Dissecting critical immune components in potato will be supportive for engineering P. infestans resistance.
Congcong Sun, Yuanyuan Li, Tingting Zhao, Weishuai Bi, Yingying Song, Xiangxiu Liang, Xiaodan Wang, Daolong Dou, Guangyuan Xu   +8 more
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Isolation and Characterization of Biocontrol Microbes for Development of Effective Microbial Consortia for Managing Rhizoctonia bataticola Root Rot of Cluster Bean Under Hot Arid Climatic Conditions

Microorganisms
Development of native microbial consortia is crucial for the sustainable management of plant diseases in modern agriculture. This study aimed to evaluate the antagonistic potential of various microbial isolates against Rhizoctonia bataticola, a ...
Devendra Singh, Neelam Geat, Kuldeep Singh Jadon, Aman Verma, Rajneesh Sharma, Laxman Singh Rajput, Hans Raj Mahla, Rajesh Kumar Kakani   +7 more
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Natural Pest Resistance of Prunus Taxa to Feeding by Adult Japanese Beetles: Role of Endogenous Allelochemicals in Host Plant Resistance [PDF]

, 1997
Cynthia A. Patton, Thomas G. Ranney, James D. Burton, J. F. Walgenbach   +3 more
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A male-produced aggregation-sex pheromone of the beetle Arhopalus rusticus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Spondylinae) may be useful in managing this invasive species. [PDF]

, 2019
The longhorned beetle Arhopalus rusticus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Spondylinae) is a common species in conifer forests of the Northern Hemisphere, but with global trade, it has invaded and become established in New Zealand, Australia, and South America.
McElfresh, J Steven, Millar, Jocelyn G, Stritih-Peljhan, Nataša, Zou, Yunfan, Žunič-Kosi, Alenka   +4 more
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The Bitter Taste of Brazil's Temporary Import Ban on Robusta Coffee

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Brazil, a leading Robusta coffee producer and exporter, faced a significant drought in 2016–2017, which drastically reduced production and depleted stocks. Consequently, Brazil temporarily permitted the import of one million 60‐kg bags of Robusta coffee in the spring 2017. An import ban was imposed shortly afterward due to lobbying by domestic
Hanifi Otgun, John Beghin, Fernando Maximiliano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An ecophysiological model of plant-pest interactions: the role of nutrient and water availability. [PDF]

J R Soc Interface, 2020
Zaffaroni M, Cunniffe NJ, Bevacqua D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Vol. 10, No. 10, Jun. 21, 2004: Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News [PDF]

, 2004
published or submitted for publicationnot peer ...
Weinzierl, Rick
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