cantaloupe (cucumis melo var reticulatus) belongs to cucurbitaceae family and is cultivated in various parts of iran. polyethylene mulches have recently been used in vegetable growing, for different purposes. to study the effects of different polythylehe mulches on the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of cantaloupe, an experiment was conducted in kaboutar-abad agricultural research ...

today, due to the problems caused by herbicide application, there is a strong interest in developing alternative methods of weed control. to study the effects of soil solarization, barley straw mulch on weed flora, a field experiment was conducted at research station of faculty of agriculture, ferdowsi university of mashhad during the growing season of 2007-2008. this experiment was based on a ...

Abstract The invasive spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, is a major pest of fruit crops worldwide. Management D. suzukii relies heavily on chemical control in both organic and conventional systems, there need to develop more sustainable management practices. We evaluated the efficacy three colors plastic mulches at reducing populations fall-bearing raspberry assessed mulches’ impacts ...

The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 Gennadius (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), and the complex of viruses it transmits are major limiting factors to squash production in southeastern United States. At this time, insecticides extensively relied upon for management whiteflies and, indirectly, whitefly-transmitted viruses. development a multi-faceted, integrated pest (IPM) program is needed in...

Sayur kentang (Solanum tuberosum L.) adalah tanaman pokok sebagai pengganti beras gandum dan sayuran lain untuk kepentingan masyarakat. Sehingga permintaan di Blangkejren sangat banyak, hasil yang diperoleh Gayo meningkatkan pertanian namun tidak pokok, menghubungkan serta dengan mengkombinasikan antara meletakkan mulsa jerami sereh wangi, jempung rom, plastik hitam perak atau varian lokal Gran...