Impacts of climate change on vegetable production and ways to overcome them
Овощи России, 2023 Vegetables play a key role in food security and nutrition as the food system shifts from food quantity to dietary quality and health benefits. One of the main reasons for the low production and declining average yields of most vegetable crops is climate ...
A. F. Bukharov +2 more
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Epicauta vittata (Fabricius): occurrence in tomato plant and weeds in the State of Rondônia
EntomoBrasilis, 2020 The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) plant stands out for being a species cultivated throughout the national territory, being the most important vegetable in Brazil, from the socioeconomic point of view.
Claudemir Schwanz Turcato +6 more
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Insect Pests, Beneficial Insects, and Cover Crops of Biological Vegetable Farmers [PDF]
HortScience, 1995 Eighty-two vegetable growers responded to a survey on pests, beneficial insects, and cover crop use sent in Winter 1993–94 to 314 members of the Virginia Assn. for Biological Farming (VABF) and participants at the 1993 Virginia Sustainable Agriculture Conference. Respondents reported 68 occurrences of insect pests on 99 vegetable crops and herbs.
J.S. Caldwell +2 more
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How labour organization may affect technology adoption: an analytical framework analysing the case of integrated pest management [PDF]
, 2003 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an important component of sustainable agriculture. Farmers who switch from a more capital-intensive pesticide-based pest management strategy to IPM have to substitute capital with labour.
Wesseler, J.H.H. +3 more
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Identification of Novel Pesticides for Use against Glasshouse Invertebrate Pests in UK Tomatoes and Peppers [PDF]
, 2015 To inform current and future pesticide availability to glasshouse vegetable growers, the current project trialled more than twenty products, including existing industry standards, against four key pests of glasshouse tomatoes and bell peppers.
David George +21 more
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Quantifying uncertainty in pest risk maps and assessments : adopting a risk-averse decision maker’s perspective [PDF]
, 2013 Pest risk maps are important decision support tools when devising strategies to minimize introductions of invasive organisms and mitigate their impacts.
Koch, Frank H. +20 more
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Research collaboration between China and Denmark for development of systemic approaches to agro-ecological pest management without pesticides with focus on vegetable, fruit and berry crops. Proceedings and recommendations from two network workshops [PDF]
, 2013 This report is the result of a network project which was established to discuss the potential for collaboration on development of systemic approaches to pest management without pesticides between Chinese and Danish researchers.
Korsgaard, Maren +16 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 The watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is one of the most important horticultural crops for fruit production worldwide. However, the production of watermelon is seriously restricted by one kind of soilborne disease, Fusarium wilt, which is caused by Fusarium
Chun-Hao Jiang +8 more
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RNA Interference of Genes Encoding the Vacuolar-ATPase in Liriomyza trifolii
Insects, 2021 The leafminer fly, Liriomyza trifolii, is an invasive pest of vegetable and horticultural crops in China. In this study, a microinjection method based on dsRNA was developed for RNA interference (RNAi) in L. trifolii using genes encoding vacuolar-ATPase (
Ya-Wen Chang +4 more
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Pest control and resistance management through release of insects carrying a male-selecting transgene [PDF]
, 2015 Development and evaluation of new insect pest management tools is critical for overcoming over-reliance upon, and growing resistance to, synthetic, biological and plant-expressed insecticides.
Thea Marubbi +23 more
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