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disinfest

(dĭs′ĭn-fĕst′)
tr.v. disin·fested, disin·festing, disin·fests
To rid of vermin.
dis·in′fes·ta′tion (-fĕ-stā′shən) n.
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One hundred disinfested seeds (four replicates of 25) were used and later inoculated with Fusarium sp.
Physiological and sanitary quality of maize seeds preconditioned in ozonated water/Qualidade fisiologica e sanitaria de sementes de milho pre-condicionadas em agua ozonizada
Solarization and biofumigation help disinfest soil.
Managing for soil health can suppress pests
Utilization of phytosanitary irradiation (PI) as a treatment to disinfest agricultural commodities in trade has expanded in recent years.
Phytosanitary irradiation of the mealybugs, Dysmicoccus neobrevipes, Planococcus lilacinus, and Planococcus minor (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), infesting dragon fruit in Viet Nam
auropunctata control, two applications of granular bait containing both hydramethylnon and S-methoprene, or metaflumizone applied as a spray, demonstrated potential to be part of a multiple treatment protocol for infested potted plants, as they completely disinfested 63 to 66% of plants treated, while the remaining infested plants averaged only 14 to 29 live worker ants per plant.
Bait insecticides and hot water drenches against the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata (hymenoptera: formicidae), infesting containerized nursery plants
Irradiation has been used commercially since 1995 for interstate disinfestation of perishable commodities of several pests including tephritids within the US and since 2004 to disinfest mangoes shipped from Australia to New Zealand of tephritids without insurmountable incident.
Low-dose irradiation phytosanitary treatment against Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Heating through "forced air" or in water baths has long been used to disinfest fruit destined for export (e.g., Hawkins 1932).
The thermal environment of immature Caribbean fruit flies, Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Later on, seeds were further surface disinfested by immersing in 70% ethanol for 2 min and 2% H2O2 for 15-20 min and then rinsed in sterilized deionized water for 4-5 times.
EXPLORING THE AMENABILITY OF ONIONS TO AGROBACTERIUM MEDIATED TRANSFORMATION
In the assay to induce phytoalexins, seeds of the Crioula Carioca bean variety were first disinfested in 1% sodium hypochlorite solution (5 min), and then washed in sterile distilled water.
Green propolis ethanolic extract in bean plant protection against bacterial diseases/Extrato etanolico de propolis verde na protecao de feijoeiro contra bacterioses
Once disinfested and sterilized, buds are inoculated into the medium and then transferred to a growth room and kept at environmental conditions of 27 [+ or -] 1[degrees]C, 22 [mu]E/[m.sup.2]/s of brightness and 16 hours of photoperiod.
Advances in pineapple plant propagation/ Avancos na propagacao de abacaxi
Caption: FIGURE 1: Percentage of non-germinated seeds (SNG), germinated seeds (SG), normal seedlings (PN) and symptomatic seedlings (PS) in teak seeds transmission test from Tocantins (A), Goias (B) and Sao Paulo (C), submitted to the treatments: with mesocarp--seeds disinfested (CMSD), with mesocarp--not disinfested seeds (CMSND), without mesocarp--seeds disinfested (SMSD) and without mesocarp not disinfested seeds.
PATHOGENICITY AND TRANSMISSION OF FUNGI ASSOCIATED TO Tectona granais L.f. SEEDS/ PATOGENICIDADE E TRANSMISSAO DE FUNGOS ASSOCIADOS AS SEMENTES DE Tectona granais L.f
Intact seeds were disinfested with ethanol (70[degrees]GL) for 4 minutes and commercial sodium hypochloride (2.5%) for 15 minutes.
Proteic and phenolics compounds contents in Bacupari callus cultured with glutamine and nitrogen sources/Conteudo de proteinas e compostos fenolicos em calos de Bacupari cultivados com glutamina e fontes de nitrogenio
Larvae were disinfested with 10% alcohol and kept in a dry chamber for another three days, when dissection was performed to confirm the death of the insect by the nematode.
Evaluacion de nematodos entomopatogenos en Agrotis ipsilon (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) bajo condiciones de laboratorio e invernadero
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