Chemicals for Crop Protection and Pest Control

Weather-based Pest Forecasting for Efficient Crop Protection

Pest control. Full crop protection from an insect pest by expression of long double-stranded RNAs in plastids.

Double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) targeted against essential genes can trigger a lethal RNA interference (RNAi) response in insect pests. The application of this concept in plant protection is hampered by the presence of an endogenous plant RNAi pathway that processes dsRNAs into short interfering RNAs. We found that long dsRNAs can be stably produced in chloroplasts, a cellular compartment that ap...

Formulation of Entomopathogenic Nematodes for Crop Pest Control: a Review

Cruz-Martínez H., Ruiz-Vega J., Matadamas-Ortíz P.T., Cortés-Martínez C.I., Rosas-Diaz J. (2017): Formulation of entomopathogenic nematodes for crop pest control: a review. Plant Protect. Sci. The different materials and methods used to develop biopesticides with entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) still limit the quality of the final product, reducing field efficacy and complicating application ...

The Effect of Crop Protection Chemicals on Soil-Dwelling Microorganisms

Microorganisms are an important component of the soil environment, and they play a key role in the decomposition of organic matter, the circulation of elements in the natural environment and the preservation of soil fertility. Microbes enhance the overall health of plants. In the rhizoplane, ectorhizosphere and endorhizosphere, high populations of microbes dwell around plant roots which secrete...

Review of anthraquinone applications for pest management and agricultural crop protection.

We have reviewed published anthraquinone applications for international pest management and agricultural crop protection from 1943 to 2016. Anthraquinone (AQ) is commonly found in dyes, pigments and many plants and organisms. Avian repellent research with AQ began in the 1940s. In the context of pest management, AQ is currently used as a chemical repellent, perch deterrent, insecticide and feed...