Integrating greener, sustainable management tactics to minimise fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) damage in maize
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India’s Greener Battle Against the Fall Armyworm: Integrated Sustainable Tactics Boost Maize Yields

A new ICAR-CIMMYT study published in International Journal of Tropical Insect Science demonstrates how integrating eco-friendly practices—pheromone traps, bird perches, neem-based biopesticides, and entomopathogenic fungi—reduced Spodoptera frugiperda damage and increased maize yields by over 10% in India.
Biological characteristics and oxidation performance of a new manganese-oxidizing bacteria: Pseudochrobactrum saccharolyticum.
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Breakthrough Discovery: New Bacterium Pseudochrobactrum saccharolyticum Efficiently Removes Manganese from Polluted Environments

Researchers at Zunyi Medical University have identified a new manganese-oxidizing bacterium, Pseudochrobactrum saccharolyticum, capable of removing over 92% of Mn²⁺ under optimal conditions—offering a sustainable biological solution for heavy metal pollution in mining areas.