Pesticides – News and Features

Genetically modified (GM) rice, which proponents say is more resistant to pests and more satisfying to taste buds, may be edging toward the market in China. Government officials said Monday final approval to sell GM rice is close.

Scientists at the University of Virginia have identified a gene in cowpea that confers resistance to witchweed attack

The global seminar program will take place across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Southeast Asia and Japan to explore global perspectives on food safety.

Genetically modified (GM) rice, which proponents say is more resistant to pests and more satisfying to taste buds, may be edging toward the market in China.

Researchers at the German University of Neuenburg have used genetic technology to restore to maize a scent that defends it from pests. The maize then attracts nematodes that kill harmful insects in the root area of the plant.

Only Four per cent of interviewees cited GM foods spontaneously when requested to identify food issues of concern. T

Allowing organic crop producers to gain certification for biotech crops could encourage the development of a new type of environmentally sustainable agricultural production

UK Environment Secretary, declined to rule out commercial GM planting in Britain as he stressed that new scientific techniques were needed to raise crop yields and ensure future generations could eat.

Scientists have developed genetically modified (GM) plants that can resist pests by emitting a chemical that attracts insect-killing nematode worms.

Findings show that people with Parkinson’s disease have higher blood levels of a particular pesticide than healthy people or those with Alzheimer’s disease.