scholarly journals Neem Oil and Crop Protection: From Now to the Future

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Estefânia V. R. Campos ◽  
Jhones L. de Oliveira ◽  
Mônica Pascoli ◽  
Renata de Lima ◽  
Leonardo F. Fraceto
Keyword(s):  
Crop Protection ◽  
Neem Oil ◽  
The Future

Cotton in Southern Africa.

2022 ◽  
pp. 129-155
Author(s):  
Graham Matthews ◽  
John Tunstall
Keyword(s):  
Pest Management ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Crop Protection ◽  
The Future

Abstract This chapter focuses on the crop protection and pest management of cotton crops in Southern Africa (Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, and Angola). It discusses how new technology will bring major changes in how cotton is grown in the future.

Combining novel monitoring tools and precision application technologies for integrated high-tech crop protection in the future (a discussion document)

2011 ◽  
Vol 67 (6) ◽  
pp. 616-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolien Zijlstra ◽  
Ivar Lund ◽  
Annemarie F Justesen ◽  
Mogens Nicolaisen ◽  
Peter Kryger Jensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crop Protection ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Monitoring Tools ◽  
Discussion Document ◽  
The Future

Future outlook on microbial bioprotectants in agriculture

2021 ◽  
pp. 669-690
Author(s):  
Willem J. Ravensberg ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Crop Protection ◽  
Microbial Interactions ◽  
Plant Diseases ◽  
Future Outlook ◽  
Regulatory Issues ◽  
The Future

Microbial bioprotectants have the potential to play a major role in the future of crop protection. Agriculture needs to become more sustainable and still provide food security within planetary borders. New technologies and scientific discoveries can unravel the interactions between the plant, the microbiome and the soil and provide new opportunities for crop protection and more resilient cropping systems. Regulatory issues delay and hamper exploitation and research of genetic resources. This chapter describes the factors that promote the use of microbial bioprotectants as well as those that hamper their further adoption. A sustainable and resilient agriculture depends on the microbial interactions between plants in promoting plant growth and combatting biotic and abiotic threats. The transition to a resilient agriculture requires big changes in policy, regulation and farming practices. This chapter assesses the future outlook for the methods for controlling plant diseases described in this book as well as the factors determining their uptake and success.

scholarly journals United Forces of Botanical Oils: Efficacy of Neem and Karanja Oil against Colorado Potato Beetle under Laboratory Conditions

Plants ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kateřina Kovaříková ◽  
Roman Pavela
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Colorado Potato Beetle ◽  
Leptinotarsa Decemlineata ◽  
Crop Protection ◽  
Botanical Insecticides ◽  
Neem Oil ◽  
Potato Beetle ◽  
Karanja Oil ◽  
First Time ◽  
Dose Dependent

Neem and karanja oil are the most promising botanical insecticides in crop protection nowadays. Given that information about the insecticidal abilities of these oils is lacking, the aim was to explore the effects of neem and karanja oil binary mixtures. The insecticidal activity of NeemAzal T/S (Trifolio-M GmbH, Lahnau, Germany) (neem oil), Rock Effect (Agro CS a.s., Česká Skalice, Czech Republic) (karanja oil), and their binary mixes (at 1:1, 1:2, and 2:1 volume ratios) against the larvae of the Colorado potato beetle (CPB; Leptinotarsa decemlineata) was studied. In our bioassays, a synergistic effect of the mixtures, which was dose-dependent, was observed for the first time against this pest. The most effective blend was the 1:1 ratio. Its efficacy was more or less the same as, or even greater than, the neem oil alone. The LC50 of neem oil two days after application was (0.075 g·L−1) and the LC50 of the mixture was (0.065 g·L−1). The LC50 of karanja oil was (0.582 g·L−1), which was much higher than the LC50 of neem oil. The LC90 of neem oil five days after application was (0.105 g·L−1) and the LC90 of the mixture was (0.037 g·L−1). The LC90 of karanja oil was (1.032 g·L−1). The results demonstrate that it is possible to lower the doses of both oils and get improved efficacy against CPB larvae; nevertheless, further verification of the results in field conditions is necessary.

Agriculture's Challenge to Develop a Vision for the Future

1994 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 372-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth A. Peeples
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Crop Protection ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
Agricultural System ◽  
Agricultural Systems ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Environmentally Sound

Our challenge is to develop a collective “vision” of environmentally sound agricultural systems for the future to enable us to produce food at twice our current level to meet the demands of a projected eight billion people in the year 2020. We must prove that our efforts are compatible with environmental concerns and our natural resources. Public concerns and regulatory pressures on pesticides are likely to increase throughout this decade and next. Can we produce a safe, abundant, and affordable food supply on limited land for more people, while maintaining an acceptable balance with nature? Sound, science-based public polices are essential. Industry and regulators must work together more closely, striving to understand each other better, as well as the needs of our customers and those of society. The research community, using guidance from our regulators, has provided environmentally compatible crop protection chemicals, like sufonylurea herbicides, products which are often applied at a factor of 50 to 500x lower than the conventional herbicides they replace. We will continue to discover new “ideal” pest control solutions, incorporating the best technology available. This “vision” of agricultural production for the future must be accepted and embraced not only by our industry and our regulators, but also by environmentalists, other interests and society as a whole. We must reach common ground to maintain a productive, economically viable, socially acceptable, and environmentally sound agricultural system to meet our future challenges.

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