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Large quantities of chemical pesticides are used to control plan diseases, rasing environmental and health concerns. Biological fungicides are needed as alternatives to chemical pesticides, especially for crops receiving heavy chemical applications. However, biofungicides require special formulation to be consistently effective, affordable and compatible with standard practices. We are develop ...

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Poultry producers are faced with growing difficulties in controlling pests associated with poultry manure, particularly house flies. Expanding urbanization and public concern about flies associated with poultry facilities lead to confrontation or litigation. Producers have few chemically based options available for fly control because of insecticide resistance and loss of insecticides to regulat ...

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Biological control technology is needed in commercial agriculture to control destructive agents. In some cases, chemical pesticides are not effective and in others chemical use can be reduced to avoid associated environmental and human health risks. TGT, Inc., a biotechnology company formed specifically to commercialize biocontrol systems, has Trichoderma-based systems in final development that ...

CBORD will develop standardized algorithms, rule sets, and a computer system that will facilitate the acquisition, validation ("QA"), and dissemination of nutrient data. Beginning with USDA databases, CBORD will build a master nutrient dataset incorporating quality assured data from manufacturers. The system will facilitate creation of several database subsets which are currently unavailable in ...

THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG WATER POTENTIAL, HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY, AND WATER CONTENT (P-K-O) ARE SOME OF THE MOST COMMONLY SOUGHT SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES. PREDICTION OF WATER AND SOLUTE MOVEMENT IN BOTH AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATIONS IS ULTIMATELY PREDICATED UPON AN ADEQUATE EXPERIMENTAL DESCRIPTION OF POROUS MEDIA. A RAPID AND ACCURATE METHOD TO DETERMINE THESE RELATIONSHIPS WOULD FIND W ...

FLOWER CROP BREEDING PROGRAMS HAVE LAGGED BEHIND FOOD CROP BLEEDING PROGRAMS IN THE IDENTIFICFICATION AND UTILIZATION OF HOST RESISTANCE GENES TO VIRAL, BACTERIAL, AND FUNGAL PATHOGENS, AS WELL AS TO INSECTS AND NEMATODES. CONSEQUENTLY DISSEASE MANAGEMENT IN FLOWER PRODUCTION HAS RELIED HEAVILY ON CHEMICAL CONTROL. THE EXTENSIVE USE OF AGROCHEMICALS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES GROWERS' COSTS AND CONTR ...

THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS INTENDED TO DEVELOP PROTOTYPE BIRD FOOD PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN GROUND CILI PEPPERS AND/OR CHILI PEPPER EXTRACTS, NATURAL SOURCES OF CAPSAICIN THAT RENDER BIRDSEED PALATABLE TO BIRDS BUT NOT PALATABLE TO SQUIRRELS AND OTHER RODENTS (U.S. PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 7-892-484). THE FEASABILITY OF COATING SUNFLOWER HEARTS WITH OLEORESIN OF CAPSICUM (LIPOPHILIC CHILI PEPPER EXTRA ...