Sakinda Dulwan Kulatunga

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What is a suitable solvent to dissolve fenclorim before applying it as a seed treatment for rice?

I have herbicide safener Fenclorim 97% tech grade powder. I need to dissolve it and treat rice seeds. What will be a suitable solvent for this method? Fenclorim can be dissolved in acetone,...

11 March 2024 3,115 0 View

Jasmonic Acid powder form available?

I'm going to formulate a plant stress-boosting product using jasmonic acid for agricultural purposes. The concentration should be >90%. Is there any jasmonic acid product in powder form in the...

28 November 2021 6,704 3 View

What are the compounds responses to biotic and abiotic stress factors that can apply to crops as crop protection products?

There are several compounds like Salicylic acid and Jasmonic acid regulates plant responses to abiotic and biotic stresses as well as plant growth and development. Besides these two what other...

19 October 2021 182 1 View

What's the best statistical approach to analyze data from a four-choice olfactometer with 10 insects released and movement counted at 5min intervals?

I have released 10 insects for 4 arm olfactometer and their movement counted at 5min intervals for 30 min. There were 6 replicates for each. When analyzing the data there are various methods and...

06 February 2019 1,897 3 View

Where can I buy quality insect olfactometers?

My research is on Shot-hole borer (Euwallacea fornicatus) in Tea. It's a scolytid beetle and it has a size of 2 mm. Can anyone recommend a company to buy olfactometer to study this insect...

18 January 2018 2,661 3 View

How to correct minus values in count reductions for SAS in insecticide screening trials?

In insecticide screening trials; sometimes live post count increases more than live pre-count resulting live count reduction value being a minus value. I entered live count reduction arcsign value...

12 December 2017 3,308 2 View

Is the kairomone Quercivorol (p-Menth-2-en-1-ol) available in the market?

Quercivorol (p-Menth-2-en-1-ol) is a standard attractant (lure) for ambrosia beetles. I'm trying to do a trial using it but I couldn't found a source for the commercial grade Quercivorol. Can...

12 December 2017 9,674 3 View

What are the main differences between acaricide and insecticide?

Why some insecticides act as acaricides while some are not? Is every acaricide act as an insecticide? How this difference occurs?

27 November 2017 4,307 6 View