Effect of transparent mulch, floating row covers and oil sprays on insect populations, virus diseases and yield of cantaloup

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 229-234

  Orozco S, Mario ^a   Lopez A, Oscar ^a   Perez Z, Octavio ^a   Delgadillo S, Felipe ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHID; CANTALOUPE; MULCH; OIL SPRAY; VIRUS; WHITEFLY;

MEXICO, COLIMA;

CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 0028041852     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.1994.9754675     Document Type: Article

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