Reflective mulches for management of aphids and aphid-borne virus diseases in late-season cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L. var. cantalupensis)

Crop Protection

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 891-898

  Stapleton, James J ^a   Summers, Charles G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphis gossypii; Cucumber mosaic cucumovirus; Watermelon mosaic potyvirus; Zucchini yellow mosaic potyvirus

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

APHID; CROP PEST; MULCHING; PEST CONTROL; VIRAL DISEASE;

APHID; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CULTIVAR; EXPERIMENTATION; INSECT CONTROL; MOSAIC VIRUS; MULCH; PLANT YIELD LOSS; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; WATERMELON MOSAIC POTYVIRUS; ZUCCHINI YELLOW MOSAIC POTYVIRUS;

UNITED STATES;

CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 0036896051     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(02)00055-8     Document Type: Article

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