Food and water contamination cause safety and health concerns to both animals and
humans. Conventional methods for monitoring food and water contamination are often …

Intensification in land-use and farming practices has had largely negative effects on bats,
leading to population declines and concomitant losses of ecosystem services. Current …

Grain-legume plants fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil and thus do not need nitrogen
fertilizers. Therefore, grain-legumes can potentially decrease global warming, as nitrogen …

Across six experiments, the authors demonstrate that superficial imperfections in the form of
packaging damage can engender negative consumer reactions that shape subsequent …

Weed control is generally considered to be essential for crop production and herbicides
have become the main method used for weed control in developed countries. However …

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is widely grown in the tropics but production is subject to
high losses from diseases. AVRDC—The World Vegetable Center initiated a program to …

Garlic has the charisma of a potent remedy and holds its repute of a therapeutic panacea
since the dawn of civilization. An integrated approach was adopted to evaluate the genetic …

Vietnam has had varying success over the past decade with its pesticides policy. Some of
the most toxic pesticides have been banned from the market. But while many countries have …

All plants form symbioses with endophytic fungi, which affect host plant health and function.
Most endophytic fungi are horizontally transmitted, and consequently, local environment and …

Description of the subject. To counteract environmental problems due to agricultural
intensification, European farmers can apply agri-environmental schemes in their fields …