Bao-Sheng Li, Yuhuang Wang, Zhichao Jin and Yonggui Robin Chi Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University,Singapore 637371, Singapore Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Universit...

M.A. Sayed, M.T. Islam, M.M. Haque, M.J.H. Shah, R. Ahmed, M.N. Siddiqui & M.A. Hossain 1 The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550 Japan, 2 Department of Biotechnology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur -1706, Bangladesh, 3 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh S...

BACKGROUND Feeding schemes based on school garden produce have been proposed as an effective solution to food insecurity and hunger among learners in South Africa. However, few studies have looked at the potential contamination of school food gardens when situated near mine tailing dams. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to evaluate the potential heavy metal contamination in a school vegeta...

A consumer survey and Tobit analysis were used to determine the effect of message framing and other factors on selfreported organic food purchase likelihood. Negative framing, which emphasizes the possible negative consequences of conventional agricultural techniques, led to a “boomerang effect” that resulted in lowered purchase likelihood of organic food by consumers with high trust in food sa...

This study was designed to determine the extent of hearing loss experienced by high school agriculture teachers in West Virginia, and the hearing conservation practices used by those teachers and their students. Data regarding teacher training and characteristics were collected and teachers were tested for auditory sensitivity. More than three-fourths of the teachers tested were found to have h...

The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella (L.), remains a major pest of brassica crops worldwide. DBM has been estimated globally to cost US$ 1 billion in direct losses and control costs. Chemical control of this pest remains difficult due to the rapid development of resistance to insecticides and to their effect on natural enemies. These problems are especially severe in South Asia and A...