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Outlook on Pest Management – Vol.31, Nr 3, June 2020

Outlook on Pest Management – Vol.31, Nr 3, June 2020

| September 18, 2020

An international journal covering the management of weeds, pests and diseases through chemistry, biology and biotechnology. Contents The International Year of Plant Health – Leonard G. Copping. Download Article The FAO website http://www.fao.org/plant-health-2020/about/en/ tells us that the United Nations General Assembly declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). It continues that the […]

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Smartphone app is the farmer’s newest weapon in crop protection

Smartphone app is the farmer’s newest weapon in crop protection

| April 7, 2019

Scientists are creating a new smartphone app to help farmers and growers tackle the pests destroying their crops, and it could soon have a major impact on the way information about the natural world is gathered, stored and accessed worldwide. The team of researchers from the University of Lincoln, UK, is designing and building the […]

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Advances in Precision Farming Technologies for Crop Protection

Advances in Precision Farming Technologies for Crop Protection

| August 31, 2017

Precision farming involves the collection of data by observation and measurement, and the subsequent response. Sensing is key to the collection of data; whether this is remote from space by satellites, by aircraft or drones, or by proximal sensors used on the ground, mounted on vehicles or otherwise. Responses are increasingly automated and data are […]

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Dust Emission from Pesticide Treated Seeds During Seed Drilling

Dust Emission from Pesticide Treated Seeds During Seed Drilling

| February 9, 2016

Dressing seeds with pesticides is a widespread and effective way to control pests using smaller doses with potentially less harmful side effects. The technology also makes it possible to combine different applications into only one sowing procedure, helping to reduce the use of fuel, the risks of soil erosion and compression, and thus assisting low […]

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Perspectives on Crop Protection in India

Perspectives on Crop Protection in India

| August 19, 2015

Introduction India is an agrarian country with more than 60% of its population directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture which contributes nearly 18% to country’s GDP. Ensuring food security for a population of more than 1.27 billion with diminishing cultivable land resource is a herculean task. The green revolution technologies helped the country to increase […]

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Natural crop trait enhancement with microbial teams

Natural crop trait enhancement with microbial teams

| August 22, 2014

In a world that is facing rapid population growth, global climate volatility, and increasing environmental damage, revolutionary crop protection methods and production models are an urgent necessity. In recent years, microbial solutions have garnered much interest and research for this purpose. Several microbial products have proven effective for protecting crops and increasing yields, thereby adding […]

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