Dr. Traci Birge · @TraciInFinland
539 followers · 59 posts · Server fediscience.org#Oilseed rape (#OSR, Canola oil) is an important oil crop, but cultivation is #pesticide
intensive.
We inoculated plants with beneficial fungus Beauveria bassiana to see if it can protect them from pests.
Short answer: We had c. 30% success with endophytic colonisation and the colonised plants showed interesting metabolite developments but they still got eaten by the pests.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ps.7672
#SustainableAgriculture #BiologicalPestControl #PestControl #IPM
#IPM #PestControl #BiologicalPestControl #sustainableagriculture #pesticide #osr #oilseed #newarticle #openaccess
Dr. Traci Birge · @TraciInFinland
419 followers · 2 posts · Server fediscience.org
New grand opening!
Just migrated my main account here from @scholar.social.
I'm an #agroecologist in Finland.
My research is oriented toward improving food sustainability through building capacity and policy that works for people and nature.
🐝 #Agroecology #FoodSystems #Biodiversity #Farming #Farmers #Farmland #AgriEnvironment #CAP
#Pollinators #BeneficialInsects
#BiologicalPestControl #NatureFriendlyFarming #SemiNaturalLandscapes #HomeGarden
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Dr. Traci Birge · @TraciInFinland
419 followers · 2 posts · Server fediscience.org#Introduction
My jam is agroecology, mainly the human aspects of farmland biodiversity conservation.
🐝 #SaveWildBees, the domesticated ones are livestock & doing just fine. 🐝
#Agroecology #FoodSystems #Biodiversity #Conservation #Farming #Farmers #Farmland #AgriEnvironment #CAP
#Pollinators #BeneficialInsects
#BiologicalPestControl #NatureFriendlyFarming #SustainableAgriculture #Sustainability
#SciComm #Outreach
#foodsystems #SaveWildBees #sustainableagriculture #NatureFriendlyFarming #BiologicalPestControl #scicomm #outreach #beneficialinsects #pollinators #sustainability #AgriEnvironment #Cap #farmers #farming #conservation #biodiversity #farmland #agroecology #introduction