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New biocontrol in the Netherlands for tomato leaf miner |
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Written by Wageningen WUR
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Nov. 24, 2010, Wageningen, NL – Scientists from Wageningen UR Greenhouse
Horticulture have discovered natural enemies of Tuta absoluta, the
much-feared tomato leaf miner that does not occur in the Netherlands
yet, during research in the Kinderdijk nature reserve in the
Netherlands.
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Ferns tops as natural air fresheners |
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Written by Debra Levey Larson
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Nov. 22, 2010 – Ferns bring life into a room any time of year, said a University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator.
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Reusing phosphate from bone meal |
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Written by Nora de Rijk, WUR
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Nov. 22, 2010, Wageningen, the Netherlands – Some bacteria can control
diseases such as Pythium and Fusarium organically. It has now been shown
that several of these bacteria can also dissolve phosphate from
carbonized bone meal. The use of bone meal contributes to an improved
organic disease control and the efficient reuse of phosphate in the food
chain, and thus more sustainable agriculture production.
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Fertility … or powdery mildew resistance? |
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Written by University of Zurich
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Nov. 15, 2010, Zurich, Switzerland – Powdery mildew is a fungus that
infects both crop and ornamental plants. Each year, powdery mildew and
other plant pathogens cause immense crop loss. But despite decades of
intense research, little is known of the plant molecules that allow
fungal hyphae to invade the host’s epidermal cells. Untii now.
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Using rice hulls in soilless mixes |
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Written by By Brian Wallheimer
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Nov. 8, 2010, West Lafayette, IN – Greenhouse plant growers can
substitute rice hulls for perlite in their media without the need for an
increase in growth regulators, according to a Purdue University study.
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