Crop Tech Corner

Plants Grow Their Own Sunscreen; Online Pest Scouting Nears

Emily Unglesbee
By  Emily Unglesbee , DTN Staff Reporter
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Plants produce molecules that protect them from a much broader spectrum of damaging UV rays than human sunscreen, which allows them to soak up sun safely. (DTN photo by Nick Scalise)
In this week's Crop Tech Corner, a new study shows that plants produce an in-house sunscreen that puts our SPF products to shame, a company receives funding to expand its online insect monitoring device, and a meta-analysis suggests no-till systems do not...

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