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Results of trials with poppy seed (Papaver somniferum) in organic and integrated production technology. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The influence of organic and integrated management practices on poppy yield, pests and disease incidence was assessed in field trials in 2009. Crop management based on mineral fertilisers application and chemosynthetic pesticides treatment significantly
Dvorak, Petr   +4 more
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Investigating the threat to Sitka spruce from Ips typographus: discrimination and colonization of Britain's principal commercial conifer by a damaging forest pest

open access: yesPest Management Science, EarlyView.
The forest pest Ips typographus was found to demonstrate attraction to Sitka spruce, and to colonize and breed upon cut logs as successfully as its primary host Norway spruce. This has implications for the beetle's establishment and impact in Sitka‐growing regions, including Britain where I.
Daegan Inward   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence of the effects of Mycosphaerella leaf spot diseases on fruit quality [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Mycosphaerella leaf spot diseases Sigatoka disease (SD) and Black leaf streak disease (BLSD) are considered as the most severe diseases of bananas for the export market.
Abadie, Catherine   +6 more
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Silicon fertilization in maize increases attractiveness of nocturnal herbivore‐induced plant volatiles to Spodoptera frugiperda natural enemies

open access: yesPest Management Science, EarlyView.
Silicon (Si) fertilization enhances the attractiveness of plant volatiles emitted by fall armyworm‐infested maize plant to the predatory earwig Doru luteipes by triggering the emission of the terpene neryl acetate. Abstract BACKGROUND Silicon (Si) fertilization has been well‐documented to enhance plant resistance against insect pests by increasing the ...
Patrícia Pereira   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of weediness by trailing bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) on the elements of winter wheat productivity

open access: yesЗерновое хозяйство России, 2018
Trailing bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) was the main weed on the fields sown with winter wheat variety ‘Povolzhskaya 86’. The article considers the effect of various degrees of weediness by trailing bindweed (sparsae, copiosae1, copiosae3) on the main ...
I. I. Sharapov
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Metabolite‐based resistance in wheat varieties to aphid virus vectors: progress and future opportunities

open access: yesPest Management Science, EarlyView.
Sitobion avenae and Rhopalosiphum padi are major pests on wheat. Natural product‐based aphid resistance holds promise for the sustainable control of these pests. The current literature is discussed, highlighting knowledge gaps and challenges that need addressing. Abstract Cereal aphids, Sitobion avenae and Rhopalosiphum padi, cause severe yield loss in
Alexander N Borg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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