A Novel -Based Nanofertilizer Promotes Seedling Growth and Vigor in Wheat ( L.).

Excessive use of chemical fertilizers poses significant environmental and health concerns. Microbial-based biofertilizers are increasingly being promoted as safe alternatives. However, they have limitations such as gaining farmers' trust, the need for technical expertise, and the variable performance of microbes in the field.

UV protection and insecticidal activity of microencapsulated Vip3Ag4 protein in Bacillus megaterium.

In this study, secretable Vip3Ag4 protein was encapsulated in Bacillus megaterium and used for quantitative bioassays, in order to determine the UV photoprotective capacity of the cell, for preventing inactivation of the insecticidal activity of the protein. The non-encapsulated and purified protein was exposed to the UV light showing a LC of 518 ng/cm against Spodoptera littoralis larvae, whereas the exposed encapsulated protein exhibited 479 ng/cm. In addition to the capability to accumulate Vip3 proteins for the development of novel insecticidal formulates, the B.

Cyt Proteins as Enablers of Activity of Cry and Tpp Toxins against .

is a species of mosquito, originally from Southeast Asia, that belongs to the Culicidae family and the Dipteran insect order. The distribution of this vector has rapidly changed over the past decade, making most of the temperate territories in the world vulnerable to important human vector-borne diseases such as dengue, yellow fever, zika or chikungunya. var.

Multifunctional Properties of a Strain (BST-122): Beyond the Parasporal Crystal.

Chemical products still represent the most common form of controlling crop pests and diseases. However, their extensive use has led to the selection of resistances. This makes the finding of new solutions paramount to countering the economic losses that pests and diseases represent in modern agriculture.