Natural silica-based pesticide protects crops in storage and can eliminate toxic phosphine
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - 10:00
in Earth & Climate
Corn, wheat and rice constitute 90 percent of cereal production globally, and around 40 percent of all calories in food consumed. Yet up to half of those harvested cereal grains, so vital for our daily diets, can be lost due to ineffective storage techniques related to pest infestation.