A number of chemical plant protection products, also known as pesticides, show harmful effects on ecosystems and biodiversity in their current use. Besides climate change, changes in global nutrient ...

To cut down on using plant protection products in viticulture is the goal of a project coordinated by the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development (NEIKER-Tecnalia) and to be ...

This indicator should give information on total intake of plant protection product residues from food. The three categories of low, moderate and high intake to which the active substances in the plant ...

In 2024, more than half of plant protection products were used to grow potatoes and lilies, as was also the case in 2020. Lily growers used 273 thousand kilograms of plant protection products in 2024, ...

Ministers agreed on a Council decision requesting the European Commission to provide a complementary study to its existing impact assessment on the sustainable use of plant protection products. Member ...

Adapting a chemical used to deliver medicines through the skin, University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) scientist Tom Levar has developed a way to protect plants from browsing by deer and mice by ...

Europe’s plant protection market shifts as regulation tightens, chemicals decline, and biologicals reshape strategies and ...

Plants play a role in our daily lives. They provide raw materials that are used for food to eat, clothing to wear, resources for building, and ornamentals to beautify our communities. Without plants ...

To cut down on using plant protection products in viticulture is the goal of a new project to be implemented over the next three years. The aim of the initiative is to show that it is possible to ...