biocontrol
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of biocontrol
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The scientists conclude that sunflower stem extracts could be used as a natural biocontrol agent to prevent postharvest disease in fruit.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2023
The test by APS biocontrol, who make the repellent brand Smidge, will be held in Minnard or Inveraray in Argyll.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2023
Someday, a genetic biocontrol tool might emerge to help suppress the population, she said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
There has been a substantial increase in commercialization of biocontrol products, such as beneficial insects, cultivated predators and natural or non-toxic pest control products.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018
Among other methods, current biocontrol strategies against the mold involve dousing fields with the nontoxic version of the fungus, which would hypothetically leave no place for toxic A. flavus to colonize.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 19, 2017
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