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Experts in Brazil say the price of glyphosate has jumped nearly 300% and farmers are increasingly anxious
Recently, the price of glyphosate hit a 10-year high due to the imbalance between supply and demand structure and higher prices of upstream raw materials. With little new capacity coming on the horizon, prices are expected to rise further. In view of this situation, AgroPages specially invited ex...Read more -
UK revised the maximum residues of omethoate and omethoate in some foods Report
On July 9, 2021, Health Canada issued consultation document PRD2021-06, and the Pest Management Agency (PMRA) intends to approve the registration of Ataplan and Arolist biological fungicides. It is understood that the main active ingredients of Ataplan and Arolist biological fungicides are Bacill...Read more -
Methylpyrimidine Pirimiphos-methyl will completely replace phosphorus chloride Aluminium phosphide
In order to ensure the quality and safety of agricultural products, the safety of the ecological environment and the safety of people’s lives, the Ministry of Agriculture decided according to the relevant provisions of the “Food Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China” and the “Pesticide Man...Read more -
Fly
Fly, (order Diptera), any of a large number of insects characterized by the use of only one pair of wings for flight and the reduction of the second pair of wings to knobs (called halteres) used for balance. The term fly is commonly used for almost any small flying insect . However, in entomolog...Read more -
Fungicide
Fungicide, also called antimycotic, any toxic substance used to kill or inhibit the growth of fungi. Fungicides are generally used to control parasitic fungi that either cause economic damage to crop or ornamental plants or endanger the health of domestic animals or humans. Most agricultural and ...Read more -
Plant Diseases and Insect Pests
The damage to plants caused by competition from weeds and by other pests including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and insects greatly impairs their productivity and in some instances can totally destroy a crop. Today, dependable crop yields are obtained by using disease-resistant varieties, biological...Read more -
Herbicide Resistance
Herbicide resistance refers to the inherited ability of a biotype of a weed to survive a herbicide application to which the original population was susceptible. A biotype is a group of plants within a species that has biological traits (such as resistance to a particular herbicide) not common to ...Read more -
Exposure of arthropods to Cry2A produced by Bt rice
Most reports concern the three most important Lepidoptera pests, that is, Chilo suppressalis, Scirpophaga incertulas, and Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (all Crambidae), which are the targets of Bt rice, and the two most important Hemiptera pests, that is, Sogatella furcifera and Nilaparvata lugens (bo...Read more -
Genome-wide association analysis of the strength of the MAMP-elicited defense response and resistance to target leaf spot in sorghum
Plant and pathogen materials A sorghum association mapping population known as the sorghum conversion population (SCP) was provided by Dr. Pat Brown at the University of Illinois (now at UC Davis). It has been described previously and is a collection of diverse lines converted to photoperiod-inse...Read more -
Use fungicides for apple scab protection prior to anticipated early infection periods
The sustained heat in Michigan right now is unprecedented and has caught many by surprise in terms of how rapidly apples are developing. With rains predicted for Friday, March 23, and for next week, it is critical that scab-susceptible cultivars are protected from this anticipated early scab infe...Read more -
Bioherbicides Market Size
Industry Insights The global bioherbicides market size was valued at USD 1.28 billion in 2016 and is expected to develop at an estimated CAGR of 15.7% over the forecast period. Rising consumer awareness regarding the benefits of bioherbicides and strict food and environment regulations to promote...Read more -
Biocides & Fungicides Update
Biocides are protective substances used to inhibit the growth of bacteria and other pernicious organisms, including fungi. Biocides come in a variety of forms, such as halogen or metallic compounds, organic acids and organosulfurs. Each plays an integral role in the paint and coatings, water trea...Read more