Sentences with phrase «plants against insect»

Among research that has faced industry disapproval, says Benbrook, are studies on evolving weed resistance, on plant pathogens, and on susceptibility of non-pest insects to the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)- derived toxins that protect the GM plants against insect pests.

RNAi is effective against viruses and fungal pathogens and can also protect plants against insect pests, reducing the need for chemical pesticides.

Deciphering the elaborate defense strategy could someday better arm plants against insect pests.

This waterproof film, a very ancient adaptation to terrestrial life, prevents excessive water loss and protects plants against insects and various pathogens.

Not exact matches

Crop insurance provides growers with protection against crop production losses caused by drought, hail, excessive moisture, earthquake, fire, wildlife, failure of irrigation water supply or insects and plant disease (unless control measures have been insufficiently or improperly applied).

Plant defenses against chewing insects follow a jasmonite - mediated pathway that induces protease inhibitors and polyphenol oxidase, which suppress digestion and growth.

«Dandelion uses latex to protect its roots against insect feeding: Single chemical compound in latex sap of plant deters cockchafer larvae.»

In plants, fungi and insects it also is used for protection against certain viruses.

Some crop plants have recently been engineered by modifying their nuclear genomes to produce dsRNA against certain insects.

Colored pigments attract pollinating insects, they protect plants against disease, and they confer health benefits and are used in the food and drug industries.

«Take precautions against pesky plants, insects.»

«We don't yet know how they are being exchanged in terms of the mechanism, but it seems that many different organisms, including plants, fungi and insects, are using microRNAs as remote signals against other organisms.

From natural ecosystems to farmers» fields, plants face a dilemma of energy use: outgrow and outcompete their neighbors for light, or defend themselves against insects and disease.

It makes a toxin that deters insects and other animals from eating the plant and also protects its host against disease and drought.

Chitinase is an enzyme that is produced by most plants to protect against insects.

At each site Meyerson and Cronin measured plant biomass and defenses against herbivores and quantified insect damage by galling, chewing and sucking (aphids) insects to measure the effects of herbivory on Phragmites fitness.

Plant turned preexisting defenses against insect pests into weapons for catching and eating prey

The increasing resistance of pest insects to Bt is another reason to look deeper into the natural insect adaptations against plant defenses.

SOME plants have an odd defensive tactic against insects.

If the agricultural industry is to be competitive and profitable, we need plant protection products that protect the plants against fungal and insect attack.

Insect Allies» three technical areas — trait design, insect vector optimization, and selective gene therapy in mature plants — layer together to support the goal of rapidly transforming mature plants to protect against agricultural disruption without the need for extensive infrastruInsect Allies» three technical areas — trait design, insect vector optimization, and selective gene therapy in mature plants — layer together to support the goal of rapidly transforming mature plants to protect against agricultural disruption without the need for extensive infrastruinsect vector optimization, and selective gene therapy in mature plants — layer together to support the goal of rapidly transforming mature plants to protect against agricultural disruption without the need for extensive infrastructure.

Solanine is a defense mechanism in some Solanaceae plants, used to protect against natural threats such as insects and small animals.

Ever since insects developed a taste for vegetation, plants have faced the same dilemma: use limited resources to out - compete their neighbors for light to grow, or, invest directly in defense against hungry insects.

Over hundreds of millions of years, certain plants have developed highly effective defense mechanisms against potentially harmful insects.

The plants listed above aren't the only ones that naturally repel mosquitoes — but they ARE the plants that are both effective against insects AND safe for dogs.

«Many plants have developed a natural defense against destructive insects,» said Kevin Metz, senior brand manager for the Vet's Best brand, manufactured by RPG Innovations in Dallas.

Help the garden - inhabiting plants defend against hordes of insects trying to demolish the garden!

Additionally here are two more trailers featuring the Wanderer class, able to find hidden paths, and utilize skills that are highly effective against insects, plants, animals, and dragons.

Of all dietary pesticides that humans eat, 99.99 % are natural: they are chemicals produced by plants to defend themselves against fungi, insects, and other animal predators.

They showed that under high carbon dioxide conditions, plants deactivate three genes that help them produce chemical defenses against insects.

Regardless many of the defensive mechanisms that plants have against insects and pathogens require that the plant recognize that it is being attacked.