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Thermotherapy: Effective Disease and Pest Management Without Chemicals

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Dr Arne Stensvand and his team at the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research are developing physical methods of pest reduction in plants. The team is specifically interested in strawberry plants, for which pest management is vital for crop success. They are pioneering thermotherapy as a heat treatment method to provide an environmentally effective and economically sound non-chemical approach to pest management.

DOI: 10.33548/scientia1035

Author: Arne Stensvand

Language: English

Topic: Insect behavior and control techniques

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: gold

OpenAlex ID: W4400540738

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