Pesticide website offers new tools for gardeners, homeowners and applicators
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Montana State University Pesticide Education Program has created a new website for homeowners and applicators across the state.
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Montana State University Pesticide Education Program has created a new website for homeowners and applicators across the state.
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Jan 13, 2012
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An international team of researchers has reviewed the evidence linking exposure to atrazine an herbicide widely used in the U.S. and more than 60 other nations to reproductive problems in animals. The team found ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 28, 2011
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Researchers now understand how bacteria can break down phosphonic acids, persistent and potentially hazardous environmental pollutants found in many common medicinal products, detergents and herbicides.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 28, 2011
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Purdue University researchers have discovered a fine-tuning mechanism involved in plant root growth that has them questioning whether a popular herbicide may have unintended consequences, causing some plants to need more ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 22, 2011
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Traditionally addressed through hand-weeding and/or herbicide application, controlling weeds is one of most costly operations in nursery production. Increased labor costs have made hand-weeding prohibitive as the sole method ...
Ecology
Nov 17, 2011
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A flying robot as small as a dinner plate that can zoom to hard-to-reach places and a fleet of eco-friendly robotic farm-hands are just two of the exciting projects the robotics team at the Queensland University of Technology ...
Robotics
Nov 2, 2011
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2,4-D is coming back. What many might consider a "dinosaur" may be the best solution for growers fighting weed resistance today, said Dean Riechers, University of Illinois associate professor of weed physiology.
Ecology
Oct 11, 2011
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Large, persistent populations of genetically engineered canola 1 have been found outside of cultivation in North Dakota. As genetically engineered crops become increasingly prevalent in the United States, concerns remain ...
Biotechnology
Oct 5, 2011
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The biotech industry boosted farming across the globe to the tune of almost $65 billion during the period 1996 to 2009, according to the latest analysis published in the International Journal of Biotechnology. $65 billion ...
Biotechnology
Sep 19, 2011
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If you see a monarch butterfly lighting in your backyard this year, take an extra moment to enjoy it.
Ecology
Jul 26, 2011
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