The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today announced that world-renowned plant pathologist Jaimin Patel, Ph.D., has joined the center, further strengthening the LRC’s horticultural lighting and plant ...
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The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has released new protocols to be followed by fresh and perishable products companies to ensure safe use of reusable plastic containers (RPCs). The RPA had formed a food safety working group in 2014 ...
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The International Plant Protection Convention has developed a new standard, which stipulates how wood packaging material used in international trade should be treated prior to export. The new International Standards for Phytosanitary ...
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Good soil health and management are basic to successful crop production. Growers control several practices capable of improving or diminishing important soil traits. Knowing those characteristics helps producers maintain and improve soil ...
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Join us at the 2014 Integrated Pest Management Academy to discuss strategies to help manage vegetable disease on diverse vegetable farms. Plant disease management is essential on the vegetable farm to achieve optimal yield and profit. ...
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A new study indicates that Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) used to ship fruit and vegetables in Canada pose a risk for contamination. The report, developed by a University of Guelph researcher, calls the possibility for ...
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Could desalination technology help California farmers? Central Coast grape growers want new water district Can fire ant venom stop plant pathogens? Crop report season in California continues. For the larger agricultural producing ...
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This study shows that constructed wetlands may be a sustainable alternative method for removing plant pathogens from greenhouse wastewater. The observed removal efficiency of 99.99% is an acceptable threshold for the industry. The lack of ...
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