BASF Agricultural Solutions successfully commissions new fermentation plant for crop protection products in Ludwigshafen The ...

Each year, inadequate control of plant pests and diseases causes global crop losses of roughly 20%–40%, resulting in economic damages of about US$270 ...

The 2018 Farm Bill included changes to the Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA) that extends the availability of protection to asexually reproduced plants. Previously, asexually reproduced plants could ...

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a spray-on polymer coating that could help plants resist harmful bacterial infections and survive drought. The advance, published in ...

A study led by researchers at the University of Liège reveals the mechanism by which surfactin, a molecule produced by ...

Spring struts in with bright blooms and longer days, yet it often carries a sneaky trick up its sleeve—a late frost that can ...

During the frigid months, there are ways to prevent yourself from getting frosty. But what about your plants? How can you protect them from those wintry visits from Jack Frost? If you live in an area ...

Novel technologies are being sought to replace the traditional pesticides used to protect plants, particularly edible plants such as cereals. A new project is shedding light on the efficacy of ...

Multi-omics profiling of Moso bamboo reveals that endophytic microbes—particularly Paenibacillus—modulate hormone signaling (auxin, cytokinin, and ABA) to fine-tune shoot development and accelerate ...