Researchers develop insect sex pheromones in transgenic camelina plant for maintainable pest control Kumar Jeetendra | January 15, 2021 The camelina plant, a source of cooking oil for centuries, is on its way toward revolutionizing pest management in agriculture. Researchers at ISCA, Inc., a green agtech firm based in Riverside, Calif., and their collaborators in Sweden have “grown” insect sex pheromone precursors in genetically modified strains of camelina plants, creating a low-cost source of …
German-Austrian Cornet project centers around recognition and avoidance of microplastics in food Kumar Jeetendra | July 10, 2021 The German-Austrian Cornet project “MicroplasticATfood”, which began on July 1, 2021, is focusing on high-tech methods to detect microplastics in food as well as preventive measures. The University of Bayreuth has a wealth of experience in microplastic research and is currently involved in inter-disciplinary case studies that deal with packaging, filling lines, surfaces of solid …
