By engineering protection directly into the seed, BASF expects its new transgenic trait to deliver protection and yield benefits for soybean farmers where traditional practices and products have ...

Ground cover plants are a great addition to any garden, but they're especially useful in vegetable gardens. "Ground covers ...

Slug damage costing farmers an estimated £43.5m a year could soon be tackled with the help of high-tech imaging capable of spotting the pest in real time.

In rain-hit Amravati, 38-year-old Bharti Pohorkar defied crop losses and stabilised yields using precision farming, ...

Part one of this two-part series, explores the use of beneficial nematodes as a natural option in the fight against the grubs ...

A study on worms led by researchers from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in the US has uncovered a previously unknown adaptation to aging that actively remodels one of the largest and most ...

British gardeners and farmers may remember 2024 with a shudder – it was widely referred to as “the year of the slug”. Vast numbers of slimy slitherers chomped their way through raspberries, laid waste ...

According to MarketsandMarkets™, the biopesticides market is estimated at USD 8.94 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach ...

According to MarketsandMarkets, the biopesticides market is estimated at USD 8.94 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 17.68 billion ...

Although no plant can completely repel snakes, some herbs and flowers are thought to make outdoor and garden areas less appealing to snakes. Some of these plants have strong scents or textures that ...