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10/19/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Green tea for greener pastures: Plants treated with spent green tea extracts are less likely to develop disease

Green tea is good for the body in many ways. Apart from helping you relax, it also contains plenty of nutrients that can enhance your protection against diseases. A study published in the Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection says this protective effect extends to plants as well. In fact, the study suggests that a […]

10/16/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Studying the antibacterial activity of spent green tea against soft rot

Bacterial soft rot is one of the most common and most destructive plant diseases – caused by particular species of bacteria, one of which is Pectobacterium. In a study published in the Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, researchers tested the ability of spent green tea (SGT) extracts to protect carrot plants from soft rot caused […]

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