N.C. State: In 'Plant Armor' Crop Cover, Insects Have to Navigate Textile Maze
April 07, 2022
April 07, 2022
RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 7 (TNSJou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release:
North Carolina State University researchers designed a textile "Plant Armor" that forces insects to navigate a maze-like path if they try to reach a plant. The design was more effective at blocking insects from reaching cabbage plants in multiple experiments, compared with an alternative crop cover.
Based on their findings, researchers said the Plant . . .
North Carolina State University researchers designed a textile "Plant Armor" that forces insects to navigate a maze-like path if they try to reach a plant. The design was more effective at blocking insects from reaching cabbage plants in multiple experiments, compared with an alternative crop cover.
Based on their findings, researchers said the Plant . . .