The peach aphid (Myzus persicae) has posed a constant challenge to the vitality of economically significant crops. Over recent decades, this pest has developed resistance to various chemical pesticides, necessitating…
IES researchers carry on work in order to characterise the transfer of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) from weeds containing these compounds to crops. As mentioned before, the concentration of PAs in…
When developing insect repellents for use in organic farming, it is important to understand not only how pests will react to the product, but also how the plant itself will…
Research on the supercritical extraction of the white petals of chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla or Matricaria recutita) has resulted in a scientific publication in the MDPI journal "Antioxidants"!The title of the…
Nr. lzp-2022/1-0543 Pirolizidīna alkaloīdi (PA) ir sekundāri augu metabolīti, kas uzrāda hepatoksisku aktivitāti gan uz cilvēkiem, gan dzīvniekiem. PA saturs tiek atklāts jaunos produktos, tajā skaitā zāļu tējās, garšaugos un…
Developing and demonstrating portfolio of nature based and smart solutions for improving urban climate resilience in Latvia and Estonia Project number: 101074438Project acronym: LIFE21-CCA-EE-LIFE LATESTadaptProject financial programme: European Commission LIFE…
Peatland restoration for greenhouse gas emission reduction and carbon sequestration in the Baltic Sea region Project number: 101074396Project acronym: LIFE21 - CCM - LV - LIFE - PeatCarbonProject financial programme:…
The most valuable part of chamomile (Matricaria recutita) is the yellow centre of the flower, but other parts of the plant also contain important bioactive compounds. Looking at how to…
Nr. 2021-2-38 Mērķis Rast jaunas iespējas, kā iegūt informāciju par Zemes virsmu ainavu un telpiskās plānošanas kontekstā, izmantojot Copernicus datus un pakalpojumus, t.i., satelītu attēlu laikrindas. Darbs tiks veikts, balstoties…
