Interesting Engineering on MSN15d
Rice meets Northern Lights: Cold plasma can protect plants against pests, boost growth
The same phenomenon that forms the Northern Lights could change modern agriculture as we know it by replacing chemical pesticides and fertilizers. Researchers from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment ...
EurekAlert!17d
Cold plasma-treated seeds show potential to protect plants, reduce pesticide use
The same substance that paints the sky with the Northern Lights also appears to enhance plant growth and insect defense, according to a new study. Food science and entomology researchers from the ...
EurekAlert!8d
Review: integrated pest management is critical in fight against fall armyworm threat to Asian rice security
A new study published in the journal CABI Reviews highlights the critical role that integrated pest management (IPM) plays in ...
Integrated pest management: A vital strategy to protect Asian rice against fall armyworm
A new study published in the journal CABI Reviews highlights the critical role that integrated pest management (IPM) plays in combating the threat fall armyworm poses to Asian rice security.
朝日新聞社5mon
Fukushima finds alligatorweed, the ‘worst’ invasive species
If the weed reaches a rice field, it could twine around the rice plants, causing them to fall and resulting in a drop in the harvest. Alligatorweed was first confirmed in Japan in 1989 ...
Minnesota Daily1mon
Sulfate may affect wild rice plants
Sulfate from acid rain, sewage treatment plants, mines and bacteria is creating a harmful byproduct affecting wild rice in Minnesota. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and University of Minnesota ...
Cold-plasma-treated seeds show potential to protect plants and reduce pesticide use
The same substance that paints the sky with the Northern Lights also appears to enhance plant growth and insect defense, according to a new study.