EVALUATION OF TILLAGE, AT-PLANTING TREATMENT, AND NEMATICIDE ON TOBACCO THRIPS (THYSANOPTERA: THRIPIDAE) AND RENIFORM NEMATODE (TYLENCHIDA: HOPLOLAMIDAE) MANAGEMENT IN COTTON

Evaluation of Tillage, At-Planting Treatment, and Nematicide on Tobacco Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and Reniform Nematode (Tylenchida: Hoplolamidae) Management in Cotton

There are numerous early-season pests of cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., that are economically important, including tobacco thrips, Frankliniella fusca (Hinds), and reniform nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis (Linford & Oliveira).Both of these species have the potential to reduce plant growth and delay crop maturity, ultimately resulting in redu

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Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance <em>Pseudomonas sp.</em> strain DSMZ 13134

The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State the Netherlands, for the pesticide active Full Sleigh Bed substance Pseudomonas sp.strain DSMZ 13134 are reported.The context of the peer review was that require

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Quantitative assessment of forest ecosystem stress caused by cement plant pollution using in situ measurements and Sentinel-2 satellite data in a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site

Anthropogenic industrial dust decreases productivity and slows down the growth of plants.Quantifying the effects of industrial dust on vegetation and determining the distance over which factories scatter dust are of paramount importance for biodiversity conservation and sustaining ecosystem services.This study aims at quantifying the effect of dust

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