New Phytophthora populations: A shift from indirect to direct sporangial germination? [PDF]
Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of potato- and tomato late blight, remains a serious threat for (commercial) potato and tomato production. In North Western Europe, frequent fungicide applications, mostly aimed to prevent infection, form the back
Forch, M.G. +3 more
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Pesticide use in integrated pest and pollinator management framework to protect pollinator health
Integrated pest management (IPM) emphasizes non‐chemical methods, with pesticides as a last resort, while integrated pest and pollinator management (IPPM) integrates pollinator health into pest control strategies. Abstract Agricultural pesticides have historically been a critical tool in controlling pests and diseases, preventing widespread suffering ...
Ngoc T Phan +6 more
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Oospores of Phytophthora infestans in soil provide an important new source of primary inoculum in Finland [PDF]
There have been numerous indications since the 1990s that oospore-derived primary infections play an increasing role in the epidemiology of potato late blight.
Hannukkala, Asko, Lehtinen, Ari
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The continuing significance of chiral agrochemicals
In the time frame 2018–2023, around 43% of the 35 chiral agrochemicals introduced to the market (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, acaricides, and nematicides) contain one or more stereogenic centers in the molecule, and almost 69% of them have been marketed as racemic mixtures of enantiomers or stereoisomers.
Peter Jeschke
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Botanical Control of Late Blight of Potato
Late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) De Bary is one of the most devastating diseases of potato. Although a large number of synthetic fungicides have been recommended to control this organism, most of them have proved to be pollutive, carcinogenic and the pathogen develops resistance quickly.
S Basnyat, K Shreshta, BL Maharjan
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The Control of Stem Blight and the Spread of Potato Late Blight by Copper Seed Treatment [PDF]
Late blight still is an unsolved problem in organic potato farming. Up to now the most effective way to control this disease is the use of copper fungicides. Transferring results from regular farming, seed treatments with copper fungicides shall postpone
Benker, Marianne +2 more
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Faithful men and false women: Love‐suicide in early modern English popular print
Abstract This article explores the representation of suicide committed for love in English popular print in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. It shows how, within ballads and pamphlets, suicide resulting from failed courtship was often portrayed as romantic and an expression of devotion.
Imogen Knox
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WASTELAND ACTIVISM: Political Weeds and Ecological Imaginaries in Montreal
Abstract Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Montreal, this article examines the ways in which urban dwellers and activists engage with the living materialities of wastelands to illuminate evolving ecological imaginaries and their political potentials.
Daniela Giudici
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Australia and the Path Not Taken: The Declining Independence and Influence of Middle Powers
ABSTRACT Australian foreign policy has famously been distinguished by the search for ‘great and powerful friends’. However, Australia's relationship with its current notional protector and key ally—the United States—has generally had more costs than benefits and, I argue, has consequently not been in Australia's much‐invoked ‘national interest ...
Mark Beeson
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Uji Ketahanan Galur-galur Kentang Transgenik Hasil Transformasi Dengan Gen Rb Terhadap Penyakit Hawar Daun (Phytophthora Infestans) Di Kp Pasirsarongge, Cianjur [PDF]
Resistance test strains of transgenic potatoes transformed with RB gene to late blight (Phytophthora infestan) in KP Pasirsarongge, Cianjur. Potato late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans (P.
Herman, M. (M) +2 more
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