Prunetin
Prunetin: a natural flavonoid with potential plant defense and health benefits Prunetin, whose IUPAC name is 4′,5-dihydroxy-7-methoxyisoflavone, is a natural
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Practical Guides
Under the category of practical guides you can find a series of practical advice on how to grow, how to produce, agronomic techniques and other useful information. The guide is written in a language that is understandable even to non-professionals and for this reason, every single contribution is presented in an essential but immediately practical and executable way. The various cards have therefore been created eliminating superfluous scientific and technical references that are not useful for this purpose.
Guido Bissanti
Suppressive soils and agroecosystems
Suppressive soils and agroecosystems: when nature helps crops defend themselves Introduction: Changing Perspectives on Plant Health When a crop is
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Refuge plants
Refuge plants: allies of biodiversity and agroecology Cultivating Nature to Grow Better For many years, agriculture considered spontaneous vegetation and
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Bank plants
Bank plants: silent allies in organic control Unfortunately, decades of misleading information have created a false belief when it comes
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False yellowhead
False yellowhead: When an “invasive” weed becomes the olive grove’s best ally. Inula viscosa (Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter, 1973) is
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Chamomile in cereal systems
Chamomile in cereal systems: between competition, ecological compatibility and agroecosystem functionality Images of a cereal field crisscrossed by chamomile often
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How to Companion Stevia
How to Companion Stevia Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Bertoni) is a perennial herbaceous species native to South America, prized for
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Natural insecticides, great promises?
Secondary metabolic convergence, a new interpretation In recent years, plant-based insecticides, often referred to as biopesticides, have returned to the
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Low-tech biostimulants
Low-tech biostimulants: the laboratory of agroecological biodistricts? In an agroecological Biodistrict, the recovery of territorial self-sufficiency must be achieved through
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Pruning Peruvian pepper
Pruning Peruvian pepper: A Practical Guide and Helpful Tips The Peruvian pepper tree (Schinus molle L., 1753) is an ornamental
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