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, 根据 Bernama.com.
The ‘biopesticide’ was developed by five lecturers and 15 UTP students since 2015 under UTP’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme.
其项目负责人 Madya 教授 Suzana Yusup 博士表示，该项目是 UTP 与农业部以及 Bio-X Techno Sdn Bhd 合作的成果，成功证明有机杀虫剂可以克服褐飞虱、蝗虫和错误。
“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.