Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23547
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Max Planck Society via Food Safety Network. 2 pages., Researchers have identified a gene that produces a chemical "cry for help" that attracts beneficial insects to damaged plants.
Garcia, Philip (author), Egelkraut, Thorsten M. (author), and Pennings, J.M.E. (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2006-04-17
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 179 Document Number: C35856
Notes:
Presented at the NCCC-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting and Market Risk Management, St. Louis, Missouri, April 17-18, 2006. 14 pages.
"The participatory crop research in Oaxaca was successful in terms of its functional and empowering purposes. -- [It] "also demonstrated that while participatory research benefited scientists, only a relatively small number of farmers actually benefited directly."
Reviewed 3/27/2006 at http://www.ipm.uiuc.edu/bulletin/print.php?id=448, University agronomist provides context regarding a micronutrient marketer's sales campaign that includes reference to favorable yield results in University of Illinois trials. Reports a lack of complete information provided in promotion efforts.
