In 2021, Australian scientists sprayed wheat scent across farm plots to confuse hungry mice; the treatment reduced seed loss by up to 74% in a field experiment without poisoning the rodents
- Wheat seed loss fell 63% after wheat germ oil treatment (Representational AI image)Australian scientists have tested a non-toxic way to protect wheat seeds from hungry mice by making it harder for the rodents to locate them.
- In an experiment carried out in 2021, instead of poisoning the mice or using bait, the researchers sprayed diluted wheat germ oil across farm plots to camouflage the smell of wheat seeds.
- According to a report by The University of Sydney, the field experiment was carried out on a farm about 10 kilometres north-west of Pleasant Hills in New South Wales.
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- Wheat seed loss fell 63% after wheat germ oil treatment (Representational AI image)Australian scientists have tested a non-toxic way to protect wheat seeds from hungry mice by making it harder for the rodents to locate them.
- In an experiment carried out in 2021, instead of poisoning the mice or using bait, the researchers sprayed diluted wheat germ oil across farm plots to camouflage the smell of wheat seeds.
- According to a report by The University of Sydney, the field experiment was carried out on a farm about 10 kilometres north-west of Pleasant Hills in New South Wales.
Sources: Times of India