This preliminary communication presents the first record of predaceous thrips Scolothrips longicornis Priesner, 1926 (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Slovakia. As a well known predator of numerous spider mites, e.g. Tetranychus urticae or Eutetranychus orientalis it has been considered as a suitable biological control agent recently. Tetranychids mites are harmful agriculture pests, causing damage ...

In the process of cucumber cultivation, quantity and appearance time flowers are important factors influencing final yields. However, it is labor-intensive to timely record count flowers. An optional method identify automatically using computer vision technologies based on images taken by cameras installed in greenhouses. there severe problems with a large field view greenhouse environment, tha...

To determine if salt tolerance of grafted cucumber can be associated with the accumulation of organic solutes and inorganic solutes in the leaves and roots, a salt-sensitive cucumber cultivar Jinchun No. 2 (Cucumis sativus L.) was grafted onto the commercial salt-tolerant bottle gourd cultivar Chaofeng 8848 (Lagenaria siceraria Standl.). Grafted and ungrafted plants were grown in hydroponic sys...