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SpiegelOnline https://www.spiegel.de/international/business/designer-viruses-as-possible-solution-to-pathogens-a-1288209.html
Combatting Disease
Scientists believe designer viruses created in the laboratory can help the agricultural industry deal with …
Penn State https://news.psu.edu/story/588094/2019/09/16/research/novel-use-laser-technology-reveals-interactions-between-roots-soil
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A novel use of a custom laser system — developed in Penn State’s College of Agricultural …
Read more...ScoopBusiness http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1909/S00504/symposium-focused-on-combating-myrtle-rust.htm
ColdSpringHarbourLab https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/774067v1
Science https://science.sciencemag.org/content/365/6459/twil.full
FOREST ECOLOGY
Andrew M. Sugden Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 116, 17371 (2019) Introduced and invasive insects can cause extensive damage to native forests, either by direct …
Read more...ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190919093936.htm
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- Montana State University
- Summary:
- A new article discusses the potential ramifications of the discovery for combating the serious damage done by sawflies.
- A team of …
An official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the Davao Region said …
EurekAlert https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-09/uoc-htj091619.php
Researchers from the University of Cambridge's Sainsbury Laboratory (SLCU) and Department of Plant Sciences have discovered that drought stress triggers the activity of a …
Despite the rigid biosecurity measures in place throughout north Queensland banana farms, the dreaded Panama tropical race 4 is …
Read more...CTA https://www.voanews.com/episode/farmers-ghana-using-drones-pest-disease-surveillance-4024831
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Small-scale farmers in Ghana are using drones for crop surveillance in a bid to increase yields and incomes. Farmers’ …
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