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09/13/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Natural fertilizers are better than chemical ones at preventing crop disease

A study led by researchers in Paraguay suggests that treating sesame seeds with natural biocontrol agents can significantly increase their resistance against infections caused by plant pathogens. Their findings, published in the Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, identified the non-pathogenic fungi Trichoderma and Azospirillum brasilense as potential agents to protect the seeds against infections from Macrophomina phaseolina, […]

08/26/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Controlling carbonaceous rot in sesame seeds using natural alternatives

Sesame seeds that were inoculated with Trichoderma or in combination with Azospirillum brasilense are more resistant to infections caused by Macrophomina phaseolina, according to researchers from Paraguay. The study, published in the Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, carried out two experiments that investigated the effects of these biological inoculants in sesame seeds. In the first experiment, researchers used a […]

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