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When does the high-incidence period for Phalaenopsis pests and diseases occur, and what should be noted for prevention and control?
When it comes to Phalaenopsis (moth orchid), the flowers are certainly beautiful, but if pests and diseases strike, that is really frustrating. Many people wonder why a perfectly healthy flower suddenly wilts while they are caring for it. In fact, its illnesses are not without patterns, and there are certain periods when problems are especially likely to arise. The transition between spring and autumn each year is when Phalaenopsis pests and diseases
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Smart agriculture upgraded again: AI light technology precisely analyzes crop conditions to help prevent disasters
The Tainan Research, Development and Evaluation Commission is promoting smart agriculture through the Smart City and Living Application Subsidy Program of the Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, and is cooperating with Geosat Aerospace & Technology to use drones for crop spraying and disease image recognition, effectively reducing agricultural disaster losses. The Tainan Research, Development and Evaluation Commission and the Smart Development Center, through the Industrial Development Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs' Smart City
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Experts urge rice farmers to switch to organic farming: helps make land sustainable and prevents lodging disaster losses
As extreme climate becomes increasingly severe, the first rice crop harvest period every June often encounters days of torrential rain, causing rice ears to turn green-yellow, lodge and sprout, and farmers rushing to harvest green-cut rice, resulting in agricultural losses; the government must allocate funds to purchase the disaster-affected rice. Liu, head of the Department of Agriculture at Mingdao University
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African swine fever appears in Vietnam for the first time; how should the latest outbreak be prevented?
African swine fever has developed particularly severely in China, so screening at airports is also very strict, and the baggage of passengers at ports is also subject to very strict checks. But what about it? On the Vietnamese side, no news of African swine fever had been reported, so the screening of the baggage of tourists traveling from Vietnam was not subject to such high requirements. However, on February 15, a piece of pork from Vietnam was confirmed positive for African swine fever, the first case of African swine fever from Vietnam.
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2018 avian influenza cases drop by nearly 50%, strengthen prevention efforts
Now we have once again entered the peak period for avian influenza, so we need to strengthen our defenses in this regard. What exactly should be done? Let's take a look together. Ducks must be screened before slaughter, and prevention efforts are working. To contain the spread of avian influenza, the Council of Agriculture has since last year mandated that all ducks across Taiwan be comprehensively screened for the virus before being brought to market.
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How to prevent and treat organophosphate pesticide, arsenide and zinc phosphide poisoning in chickens?
How should organophosphate, arsenide and zinc phosphide poisoning in chickens be prevented and treated? How are these three types of poisoning caused? Is it because of pesticides? Would you like to find out? The three types of poisoning mentioned above are caused by substances commonly used as pesticides and rat poison, leading to poisoning in free-range grass chickens and scavenging native chickens, which is very common in rural areas, because in spring, when chickens forage near farmland where pesticides have been used, they eat food contaminated with these pesticides.
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Fruit and vegetable prices generally fall after the Spring Festival; building dedicated cold-chain fruit and vegetable trains to prevent fruit and vegetable prices from falling
Last year, Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing Corporation saw overall vegetable auction prices drop by 30% due to multiple factors such as a surge in fruit and vegetable supply, weak consumption, and consecutive market closures. This year, subsidies are expected to help Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing Corporation build a cold-chain system to extend the freshness period of fruits and vegetables. Let's take a look. Connecting production areas, using cold chain
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How to Treat Cowpea Fusarium Wilt? A Complete Guide to Prevention and Control Methods
Cowpea is a common vegetable on the market, and many people enjoy eating it, so how do you treat cowpea that has caught wilt disease? Let's take a look together. Cowpea (commonly known as "cai dou" in Taiwanese) has a growing season from April to September, and is an important edible pod vegetable in Taiwan, China, during the summer,
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Is Green Tea's Anti-Cancer Effect Real? Interpreting the Latest Research Findings
New Findings on Green Tea's Anti-Cancer Mechanism, Did You Know? Do you drink tea? Do you know whether green tea can really fight cancer? Let's find out together. Professor Thomas A. Gasiewicz and colleagues at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that green tea can fight cancer by affecting cancer-related proteins.
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What to Do When Strawberries Get Anthracnose? A Detailed Guide to Prevention and Control
What should you do when your strawberry gets sick? Just take it to see a doctor, free of charge! The Miaoli District Agricultural Research and Extension Station has pioneered anthracnose molecular detection technology, and farmers can submit samples at no cost. Take a quick look. Once strawberry seedlings are infected with anthracnose, they easily die, and it is difficult to judge whether they are healthy just by their appearance.
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