Carbon footprint evaluation of biofertilizers
A WIT Press publication. The prevailing large-scale use of chemical fertilizers has been affecting environmental degradation. a broken nutrient cycle has caused problems worldwide, which are related to the question of how to feed 9 billion people by 2050 while limiting human operations within the planetary boundaries. Indispensable nutrients, phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N), often […]
Presentazioni QUADERNO CEREALICOLTURA
presentazioni SANA 2019
Bio in Cifre 2019
English Version – Facts and figures on Organic Farming in Italy 2019 Presentazioni al SANA 2019: I consumi bio degli italiani – R. Meo I numeri del bio – D. Del Bello Il mercato dei prodotti biologici nella Federazione Russa – C. Russo Il mercato dei prodotti biologici in Giappone 2019 – Ambasciata d’Italia a […]
Organic management promotes natural pest control through altered plant resistance to insects
The study is published on Nature Plants. Reduced insect pest populations found on long-term organic farms have mostly been attributed to increased biodiversity and abundance of beneficial predators, as well as to changes in plant nutrient content. However, the role of plant resistance has largely been ignored. Here, we determine whether host plant resistance mediates […]
Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance copper compounds copper(I), copper(II) variants namely copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, tribasic copper sulfate, copper(I) oxide, Bordeaux mixture
The conclusions of the EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by thecompetent authorities of the rapporteur Member State, France, and co-rapporteur Member State,Germany, for the pesticide active substance copper compounds are reported. The context of the peerreview was that required by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012. The conclusionswere […]
