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11/30/2022
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By Franz Walker
Mineral oil offers a cheaper, more effective way of saving citrus trees from white snails
Iranian researchers have found that mineral oil can be an effective and inexpensive way to manage snail infestations in citrus orchards. Snails are one of the major agricultural pests in citrus orchards, causing damage to trees by feeding on both ripe and ripening fruits, as well as the leaves of young trees and tree bark. […]
11/10/2022
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By Franz Walker
These bacteria can support crop growth even under dry conditions
Potatoes are often grown using chemical fertilizers, which not only increase the cost of production but also contaminate the soil and groundwater. With this in mind, Slovenian researchers looked at whether plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria can be used to increase potato yield in place of commercial fertilizers. Researchers from the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia specifically looked at two species […]
03/31/2022
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By Franz Walker
Kenyan researchers evaluate method of growing potatoes using air
Potatoes represent an important food security and cash crop in Kenya, but the scarcity of quality seeds is a persistent problem that hinders improvements in the country’s potato production. To try to address this issue, researchers evaluated whether five Kenyan potato varieties could be grown through aeroponics. The key to the study, conducted by researchers […]
10/11/2021
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By Franz Walker
Growth-promoting bacteria found to improve potato yield despite unfavorable conditions
Researchers from the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia tested the effects of two growth-promoting bacteria, namely, Pseudomonas fluorescens and Azospirillum brasilense, on the yield of three potato varieties. Their findings were published in the journal Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B — Soil & Plant Science. The researchers planted three potato varieties with different longevity of growth periods – “Morgana” (mid-early variety), […]
05/25/2020
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By Franz Walker
Plants saving plants: A mixture of plant extracts and emulsifiers found to suppress disease-causing fungus
The fungus Colletotrichum coccodes is known for causing anthracnose, a group of infectious diseases that can damage a variety of plants, particularly shade trees. One example of a tree susceptible to C. coccodes infection is the Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki). An outbreak of anthracnose can spread quickly through a grove of persimmon trees. To combat diseases spread by fungal pathogens, […]
05/08/2020
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By Franz Walker
Plant extracts found to suppress disease-causing fungus in persimmon trees
In this study, researchers from South Korea obtained extracts from various plant species and tested their efficacy in suppressing the fungus Colletotrichum coccodes, which causes anthracnose in Diospyros kaki (Japanese persimmon). Their findings were published in the journal Biological Agriculture & Horticulture. For their analysis, the researchers obtained extracts from various parts of 45 plant species from 27 families using different extraction methods. Testing […]
03/07/2020
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By Franz Walker
Engineers develop “Vegebot” that can harvest lettuce
While using machines to harvest crops isn’t a new concept, using a robot that does so through machine learning is. A team of engineers from the University of Cambridge developed a vegetable-picking robot that uses machine learning to harvest a commonplace, but challenging, agricultural crop: lettuce. The team, led by Cambridge’s Dr. Fumiya Iida, initially trained their […]
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