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 ...

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 ...

Some organic pesticides contain live spores of the fungus Trichoderma to suppress other pathogens. Researchers found one Trichoderma species can cause severe rot in cobs of maize (corn). Protecting ...

The application of plant protection products in agriculture is subject to strict regulations. Nevertheless, organisms that are not the primary target of their use, so-called non-target organisms, ...

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 ...

Achim Krebs of HGF and Filip De Corte of Syngenta provide an overview of compensatory term rights for plant protection products around the world Modern agriculture needs innovation, and innovation ...

Outdated rules are hurting agricultural innovation and failing to deliver concrete crop protection solutions, experts want simplification ...

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 ...

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, ...