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Pest control strategies and damage potential of seed-infesting pests in the Czech stores - a review
This work reviews the historical and current pest risks and research concerning seed storage in the Czech Republic (CR). Stored seed pests (i.e. animals causing injuries to the germ and endosperm) represent a high risk of economic damage due to the high ...
Vaclav STEJSKAL +2 more
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Odour-mediated orientation of beetles is influenced by age, sex and morph [PDF]
The behaviour of insects is dictated by a combination of factors and may vary considerably between individuals, but small insects are often considered en masse and thus these differences can be overlooked.
A Salisbury +50 more
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Ozone as a new control strategy for storage systems pest [PDF]
Ozone (O3) is a strong oxidant with a long history of safe use in many fields such as agricultural sector, food, textile, industrial and paper sectors, in the disinfection of water (drinking water and in the processing of waste water), etc. Environmental friendly properties are its main advantage compared to traditional pesticides and fungicides.
Lemić, Darija +3 more
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Environmental Policy Update 2012: Development Strategies and Environmental Policy in East Africa [PDF]
The seven chapters that comprise this report explore ways to integrate sustainability goals and objectives into Ethiopia's current development ...
Amanda Lavigueur +10 more
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The granary weevil Sitophilus granarius is a serious pest that causes large economic losses to stored cereals. Similarly, storage fungi in the genera Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Penicillium can infest stored grain, causing deterioration of grain quality ...
Gülçin Ercan +5 more
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Prevention and control of weeds, pests and diseases [PDF]
Weed control still requires major investments of money and labour in organic arable farming and field vegetable cultivation. For this reason, current research is focused to a large extent on the development of weed control strategies.
Hommes, M., Sukkel, W.
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The preservation of agricultural commodities during storage is critical for ensuring food security and minimizing post-harvest losses. Both primary storage pests such as Callosobruchus maculatus, Callosobruchus chinensis, Sitophilus weevils, Rhyzopertha ...
Mohammed Lengichow Kadir +2 more
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Low temperature tolerance of Plodia interpunctella, Sitophilus oryzae and Sitophilus zeamais: The prevalent pests of stored maize in Serbia [PDF]
Insect's bionomics and development are highly dependent on the environmental temperature. For centuries, this fact has been used for the control of storage pests.
Gvozdenac Sonja +6 more
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Field Screening of Lentil Genotypes Against Aphid Infestation in Inner Tarai of Nepal [PDF]
Twenty lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) genotypes received from Grain Legumes Research Program, Khajura, Banke were screened for relative tolerance against aphid (Aphis craccivora Koch.) at the research field of National Maize Research Program, Rampur ...
Darai, R. (Rajendra) +2 more
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