Sentences with phrase «protecting plant pests»

They also pose natural and economic threats, competing with native ants and pollinators, and protecting plant pests such as aphids and scales in return for the sweet honeydew secretions that these insects produce.

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We are helping protect plants from pests and diseases by investigating plant defences and the tactics pests and diseases use to overcome these defences.

A new collaborative project between the University of Helsinki and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) is shedding light on the efficacy of environmentally friendly RNA - based vaccines that protect plants from diseases and pests.

They are applied to crop seeds such as maize (corn) and soya beans, and permeate the plants, protecting them from insect pests.

By moving production indoors, vertical farms eliminate weather - related crop failures and protect plants from harmful pests.

If they're going to fulfill their promise, next - generation transgenics will have to do more than just protect plants from pests or weeds: The race is on to create super crops that will be more fruitful while resisting droughts or floods.

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

Currently, most of the genetically modified crops commercially available have added traits that protect plants from pests and make them resistant to herbicides.

A LARGE body of literature has shown that genetically modified (GM) plants that produce proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) to protect themselves from insect pests have little to no effect on a wide range of non-target insects.

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.

Safety and advantages of Bacillus thuringiensis - protected plants to control insect pests.

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sir no doubt organic pesticides are very effective in controlling most of the plant diseases and pests vizaviz protecting the envirinment but the most important drawback is that it cant be used on a small patch surrounded by inorganically treated crops / fields, so the way out is to popularize the use of organics among farmers as a holestic approach.

PS I agree that there need to be regulations prohibiting air pollution (i.e. ejecting substances into the atmosphere that are toxic to humans, animals or plants or are known to cause health problems), as requested by a democratically elected legislature or executive branch and their appointed agencies, but that is not «owning» the atmosphere IMO — it is simply «protecting» it, as an asset that is «owned» by everyone collectively.

Grouping friendly plants together in the garden is suppose to help enhance growth, flavor and protect plants from pests.