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Perspectives for functional agro biodiversity in Brussels sprouts [PDF]

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Alebeek, F.A.N., van   +4 more
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CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS OF TRAP CROPPING IN PEST MANAGEMENT

Annual Review of Entomology, 2006
▪ Abstract  Interest in trap cropping, a traditional tool of pest management, has increased considerably in recent years. In this review we propose a broader definition of trap cropping that encompasses the inherent characteristics of the trap crop plants themselves as well as the strategies associated with their deployment.
A M, Shelton, F R, Badenes-Perez
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Decoy‐crop Trapping of House Sparrows

Plant Pathology, 1970
SUMMARY Control of house sparrows (Passer domesticus ) on experimental plots of ripening cereals justifies more expensive techniques than on commercially grown cereals. Sowing of decoy crops of very early to very late ripening cultivars and enclosing these in a cage of ...
J. D. Norris, R. N. H. Whitehouse
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Trap Cropping in Insect Pest Management

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 1995
Insect pests are major constraints in crop production. The widespread use of insecticides to control crop pests has created various well known problems. Therefore, attention has been diverted to include various cultural practices to suppress insect pest populations.
I. Javaid, J. M. Joshi
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Trapping whiteflies? A comparison of greenhouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) responses to trap crops and yellow sticky traps

Pest Management Science, 2011
AbstractBACKGROUND: Greenhouse whiteflies, Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood), are notorious pests that, through the reduction of crop yields and excretion of honeydew, cause significant economic losses for sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) growers. Chemical and biological controls are the two most common forms of whitefly management in greenhouses ...
Tara L, Moreau, Murray B, Isman
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Trap Cropping In Pest Management

Annual Review of Entomology, 1991
Presentation des methodes de piegeage utilisees dans la lutte contre les insectes des cultures.
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