Sentences with phrase «defend against pest»

This element, extracted from the soil, is essential for the rigidity of the leaves and stems of grass family crops such as maize, enabling them to defend against pests.

Not exact matches

«We've scouted untreated fields for the pests» they aim to defend against, he says, «and we have difficulty finding them.»
«Not only will knowledge about this gene enable us to detect the early signs of pests evolving resistance to the current engineered plants,» co-author Fred Gould of North Carolina State University notes, «it may also allow us to modify the plants so they will be defended against the new pest strains.»
Therefore p - coumaric acid could defend your skin against the notorious damage of those foods and of cigarettes.
Once your home is sanitized, defend against a recurrence of fleas and other insect pests by applying small amounts of diatomaceous earth throughout the home.
Severe weather, river flooding, heat waves, drought, sea level rise, increased pests and disease and on and on — we can not defend against the worst case for every threat.
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