GoGardenNews - Items of gardening and ecological interest — fungicides
The organic food scam? Fruit and veg that is grown without the use of pesticides is NOT healthier for you?
Posted by Staff of goGardenNow on
Can you believe this, or is it just old news?
Genetic Literacy Project reported, "The claims that organic food is safer, healthier, and better for the environment are simply false."
- 0 comment
- Tags: farming, food, fruit, fungicides, herbicide, pesticide, USDA, vegetables
Scientists Name New Fungus-Killing Compounds After Keanu Reeves
Posted by Staff of goGardenNow on
Governo do Estado de São Paulo, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Smithsonian Magazine reports, "Newly discovered bacterial compounds are so good at killing fungi that scientists named them after movie star Keanu Reeves, who’s known for efficiently defeating villains in action films like The Matrix and John Wick."
Beware of Fungicide Resistance
Posted by Staff of goGardenNow on
Pathogens can become resistant to chemical treatments. Repeated use of the same fungicide eventually results in a chemical resistant pathogen that becomes very difficult to treat.