eInsect attack is a serious agricultural problem leading to yield losses and reduced product quality. Insects can cause damage both in the field and during storage in silos. Each year‚ insects destroy about 25 percent of food crops worldwide. The larvae of Ostrinia nubilalis‚ the European corn borer‚ can destroy up to 20 percent of a maize crop. | European corn borer:A major pest in southern and central Europe. Insect resistant Bt maize is already being grown in Spain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Portugal
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which means the increasing demand of pesticides increases as well. The word it self ends in -cide‚ which means its meaning is bound to kill something. When there is high increase of population it means there has to be more food produced‚ this leads to high chances of spreading diseases. For a healthy population‚ pesticides must be added to crops in order to create efficiency and protect people from diseases transmitted by insects. Many people see pesticides as helpful thing to our food‚ in some
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Divya Aggarwal Roll No – 1 SYBMM The Coca-Cola Company Coca-Cola was the leading soft drink brand in India until 1977 when it left rather than revealing its formula to the government and reduce its equity stake as required under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) The Coca-Cola Company re-entered India through its wholly owned subsidiary‚ Coca-Cola India Private Limited and re-launched Coca-Cola in 1993 after the opening up of the Indian economy to foreign investments in 1991. Since
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PESTICIDES IN OUR ECONOMY INTRODUCTION A pesticide is a material used to kill or reject a pest. Pesticides have disadvantages and advantages. They are able to restrain pests‚ but it can also kill other organisms as well. Not only do they affect animals but they can effect us‚ as humans. A pesticide is a biological‚ physical‚ or chemical agent used to kill plants or animals that are harmful to people. The name pesticide is generally applied only to chemical agents. Examples of different
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funds of the government to invest for the new devices‚ methods‚ and products that may help them secure their lives with farming. The current industrial agriculture system promotes the reliance on agrochemicals‚ both synthetic fertilizers and pesticides‚ while neglecting to consider their negative effects on the economy of local communities‚ human health and the environment. The widespread use of irrigation‚ agrochemicals and new seeds have largely increased agriculture production‚ but this
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Harmful effects of pesticides The term pesticide covers a wide range of compounds including insecticides‚ fungicides‚ herbicides‚ rodenticides‚ molluscicides‚ nematicides‚ plant growth regulators and others. Among these‚ organochlorine (OC) insecticides‚ used successfully in controlling a number of diseases‚ such as malaria and typhus‚ were banned or restricted after the 1960s in most of the technologically advanced countries. The introduction of other synthetic insecticides – organophosphate (OP)
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as rats‚ mice‚ insects and others at home‚ contaminating food and food products. A wide range of pesticides is available at markets to control and avoid pests at home. Insecticides are used frequently to keep the gardens and homes pest free. Few common insecticides used at home are carbaryl‚ malathion‚ spinosad‚ neem oil‚ azadirachtin‚ and pyrethrin. Consumers are demanding organic and natural pesticides to avoid health problems. In Chile‚ home insecticides are used to kill‚ repel‚ or control pests
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Republic of the Philippines Department of Education Region IV-A CALABARZON Division of Batangas BATANGAS PROVINCE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL Dacanlao‚ Calaca‚ Batangas Cogon Grass Pesticide A Science Investigatory Project Proponents: Angelica M. Ditan Rosana Joy T. De Roxas Bryan Frero John B. Hernandez IV-Einstein S.Y. 2010-2011 ANGELINE C. PAGKALIWANGAN Adviser Table of Contents Abstract 3 Research Plan 3 A. Materials and Methods 3 B. Treatment/General Procedure 4
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The Truth About Pesticides A pesticide is a substance or mixture that directly or indirectly destroys‚ stupefies‚ repels‚ inhibits‚ or prevents attacks of any pest in relation to a plant‚ place or thing (Toxins). Types of pesticides include substances that kill weeds (herbicides)‚ insects (insecticides)‚ fungus (fungicides)‚ rodents (rodenticides)‚ and others (Toxins). Pesticides were created to maximize crop yields by protecting the plant from possible attackers and are composed of chemicals that
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require more oxygen because more energy is needed to sustain the seed’s homeostasis. For this experiment 4 groups was set up with 0.5 mL worth of the following seeds: peas (1) ‚ black beans (1)‚ radish seeds‚ and glass beads (control). The black bean served as the biggest size‚ peas were medium‚ and radish seeds were the smallest. After setting up the microrespirometer and placing each tested object inside the barrel‚ it was placed in a water bath at 19 degrees celsius and food color was placed in
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