Title
Controlling insects and diseases by ultrasonic waves
~ Environmentally friendly agriculture by reducing pesticide usage ~
Speaker
Dr. Takanobu YOSHIDA
Crop Cultivation Management Unit Leader
Department of Crop Production Machinery and System
Institute of Agricultural Machinery, NARO
Overview
As an alternative for pesticide, we have developed a new control technique using ultrasonic wave as a physical stimulus. Ultrasonic waves of about 120 dB and 40 kHz, can significantly reduce the damage caused by noctuids such as Eudocima tyrannus which is a common pest of fruit trees. Furthermore, irradiation of seedlings of rice, tomato and strawberry with ultrasonic waves can control diseases induced by rice blast, wilting tomato and strawberry mildew and hence it is expected as an efficient environment-friendly pest control technology.
Special mention
This lecture will be held as a joint lecture forum with the Japan Senior Venture Support Organization (J-SCORE). Please check here for further details Guide brochure(japanese) [PDF: 163.1 KB].
Date and Time
Sep 16, 2017 (Sat) 13:30～17:00
(Lecture starts at 13:45)
Participation Fee
General participant fee is 2,000 yen
(Please refer the J-SCORE website for further details)
How to apply
Please apply through the J-SCORE website (http://www.j-score.or.jp/)
(Limited to 40 participants)
Venue
Hall of Commerce and Industry
1-4-28 Coast, Minato-ku, Tokyo
For Inquiries
Public Relations Section, NARO Headquarters
Tel: 029-838-8980
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