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A new biopesticide for the organic food boom
With the boom in consumption of organic foods creating a pressing need for natural insecticides and herbicides that can be used on crops certified as `organic,` biopesticide pioneer Pam G. Marrone, Ph.D., is reporting development of a new `green` pesticide obtained from an extract of the giant knotweed in a report scheduled for presentation at the 236th national meeting of the American Chemical Society. That 12-foot-high Goliath, named for the jointed swollen nodes on its stem, invaded the U.S. from Japan years ago and grows along the East Coast and other areas. `The product is safe to humans, ... |
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Getting to the root of plants
A diverse team of researchers from Europe, Asia and the USA have unearthed new information on how roots grow and develop. Specifically, how roots are able to move out sideways out of the central root and into the soil. Their discovery has opened the way to further research that may eventually lead to the creation of new crops with improved root structure, improving their chances of survival in difficult soils. Roots provide the crops we eat with water and nutrients. They serve as a firm anchor, keeping them in place against violent winds, and as a place to store food against leaner times. All ... |
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- EPA proposes plan to address contaminated soil at New Jersey site
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in consultation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), is proposing a plan ...
- Bioremediation amendment injection into low permeability soil and weathered bedrock
Project: EHC® Treatment of Chlorinated Ethenes, Ethanes, and Methanes in Saprolite Soils and Partially Weathered Rock, Manufacturing Facility – Western ...
- Environment agency warns government over climate change damage
Lord Smith, the new head of the Environment Agency, this week gave a cautionary warning to the government over the folly of continuing with climate damaging ...
- Japan & ADB to help Viet Nam improve water management and irrigation systems
Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are helping Viet Nam improve its water management and modernize its irrigation systems.
The Japan Special ...
- California awards US$17m in drought assistance grants
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has awarded US$17 million in Proposition 50 grants statewide to fund water saving programs that address ...
- Palestinian water boss reduced to “crisis management”
The occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) continues to suffer from drought, but the head of the Water Authority told IRIN there was a limit to what he ...
- National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation awards grants
Three research grants recently awarded by the National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation totaling US$12,500 will further study in the areas ...
- Australian decision validates EOS® Patent
EOS Remediation, LLC, a developer and manufacturer of advanced technologies for groundwater restoration, announced that it has received a decision from ...
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