| Coming: A new
crop of organic pesticides
Rapeseed,
mustards, and other plants in the brassica family could serve as
vehicles for infusing crop soils with natural, biodegradable pesticides.
References:
Gardiner, J.B.,
M.J. Morra, et al. 1999. Allelochemicals released in soil
following incorporation of rapeseed (Brassica napus) green
manures. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
47(September):3837.
Further Readings:
Kirkegaard, J.A.,
and M. Sarwar. 1998. Biofumigation potential of brassicas: Variation in
glucosinolate profiles of diverse field-grown brassicas. Plant and
Soil 201(July):71.
Sarwar, M., and
J.A. Kirkegaard. 1998. Biofumigation potential of brassicas: In vitro
toxicity of isothiocyanates to soil-borne fugal pathogens. Plant and
Soil 201(July):103.
______. 1998.
Biofumigation potential of brassicas: Effect of environment and ontogeny
on glucosinolate production and implications for screening. Plant and
Soil 201(July):91.
Sources:
Jack Brown
University of Idaho
PSES
Moscow, ID 83844-2339
James Gardiner
University of Vermont
10 Hills Building
Burlington, VT 05405
E-mail: jgardine@zoo.uvm.edu
John Kirkegaard
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
GPO Box 1600
ACT 2601
Australia
E-mail: John.Kirkegaard@pi.csiro.au
Matthew J. Morra
University of Idaho
Soil Science Division
Moscow, ID 83844-2339
E-mail: mmorra@uidaho.edu
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 15, October 9, 1999, p. 228. Copyright © 1999,
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