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Biopesticides are biological control agents—including microorganisms, invertebrates, and natural substances—that target agricultural and horticultural pests without relying on synthetic chemicals. In plant science, biopesticides offer a sustainable approach to crop protection by reducing chemical inputs while maintaining yield and plant health. This approach is particularly significant as researchers seek environmentally compatible methods to manage pest populations while supporting ecosystem health and addressing concerns about pesticide resistance and long-term soil impacts.

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Prosystemin-derived signals: bridging leaf microbiome dynamics and ...

It suggests that one day, instead of synthetic pesticides, gardeners and farmers might spray a na...

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Green Oil-in-Water Nanoemulsions for Delivery of Phytochemicals Wit...

The spray applied to your grocery store strawberries or backyard tomatoes could soon be made from...

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Scientists are using RNA and plant compounds to outsmart crop-destr...

Tiny soil worms called nematodes silently destroy roots on everything from your garden tomatoes t...

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Targeting cell death processes for insect pest control: a promising...

New insect pest control strategies targeting insects' own biology could mean fewer broad-spectrum...

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From Biosynthetic Mechanisms to Rational Design of Next-Generation ...

Soil bacteria quietly working around your vegetable roots already produce natural compounds that ...

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Cheap recipe brews billions of crop-protecting bacteria spores

The biopesticides and soil inoculants gardeners buy to fight plant disease depend on cheap, relia...

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Soil microbe naturally makes a compound scientists thought was synthetic

The same class of soil bacteria that gives us antibiotics is now shown to produce a compound with...

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