Information about crop protection technologies and crop protection chemicals.
Agriculture drones can be used to do anything from precision agriculture, to efficiently dispersing weed control or fertilizers, to optimizing field management. The results include reduced operation costs, improved crop quality, and increased yield rate. The farming operations of today look quite different than even a few decades ago. New…
Fall Armyworm (FAW) or Spodoptera frugiperda, is a polyphagous lepidopteran and a gregarious eater and destructive pest of maize crop. Originating from South America, the pest has spread all over the globe. The European Union recognizes the pest as a quarantine pest, which established its dominance in African maize fields…
Did You Know? While pesticides had existed for centuries, World Wars I and II served as a watershed for the modern agrochemical industry. Chemicals and technologies developed for warfare, were later focused on the farm. 1922 - Crop dusting on cotton began. 1939 - Insecticidal properties of DDT were discovered by…