A group of researchers from Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) here have produced an organic-based ‘biopesticide’ to overcome the issue of pests while increasing paddy yield, según Bernama.com.
The ‘biopesticide’ was developed by five lecturers and 15 UTP students since 2015 under UTP’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme.
Su líder del proyecto, el profesor Madya Dr. Suzana Yusup, dijo que el proyecto, que fue un esfuerzo de colaboración entre la UTP y el Departamento de Agricultura, así como Bio-X Techno Sdn Bhd, demostró con éxito que los insecticidas orgánicos pueden superar los ataques de insectos como la tolva de la planta marrón, la langosta y insectos.
“Farmers from the Perak Tengah district had suffered great losses which affected their source of income. Thus, UTP together with the government department and the private sector took the initiative to address the issue,” she told Bernama after attending a briefing on the project at the Bota/Lambor Farmers Association, in Titi Gantong, near Bota Kiri.