How to produce a natural liquid pesticide Today, eradicating plant pests and protecting crop health and yields is a significant problem for farmers. Synthetic pesticides can deteriorate soil’s natural fertility […]
Sweet Potatoes – A Nutritional powerhouse facing production challenges Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is not just a delicious root vegetable. It is the third most important root and tuber crop […]
The Echinochloa genus (barnyard grasses) is native to tropical and warm temperate regions. Plants of that genus are spread worldwide, able to establish and grow in various environments, and survive a great […]
Parthenium genus includes a minimum of 15 described species. Today, one of the Parthenium species, the P. hysterophorus, has become a very noxious weed for many farmers in Africa and Asia. Coming from North America, this species invaded the Asian […]
How herbicide-resistant weeds occur – The mechanisms behind herbicide resistance Herbicide resistance (HR) is “the selected, heritable ability of some weed biotypes to survive the application of the recommended dose […]
With this article, you will learn: What is Bacillus subtilis as agricultural bioinput How it protect crop How it nourishes crops How it improves soil What emerged from field trials […]
The Need for Safer Pest Management Agriculture is at the forefront of the global challenge to balance the increasing demand for food production with environmental sustainability and human health [1]. […]
Is Precision Agriculture ready for pest management? Vegetable farming is an age-old practice of growing food plants for human consumption. It is a fundamental and essential part of agriculture, which […]
How to prepare a spray solution for pesticide application Spraying is the most common method of applying Plant Protection Products (pesticides) to a crop, while it is also used to […]
Amid the backdrop of declining biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems, a pressing need exists to preserve ecosystem functions, particularly those tied to natural pest control, by implementing ecologically and financially sustainable […]
