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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 ...
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.
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Cold-plasma-treated seeds show potential to protect plants and reduce pesticide use
Their study, "Atmospheric cold plasma alters plant traits and negatively affects the growth and development of fall armyworm in rice," was published in Scientific Reports in January. Dilip served as ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Cold plasma shows promise as seed treatment
A University of Arkansas study showed cold plasma shows promise as a seed treatment against fall armyworm and promoted rice ...
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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 ...
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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, ...