News tagged with pest damage

Pest preferences for cranberry cultivars determined

To determine whether insect herbivores have a feeding preference for certain cultivars of cranberry, researchers investigated the phenolic profiles in the foliage of two cranberry cultivars, then isolated ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Natural seed treatment could drastically cut pesticide use

The technology - which makes plants significantly more resistant to pests - has now been licensed for use by US agricultural company Becker Underwood in collaboration with Plant Bioscience Limited.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0