Effects of integrated control measures on earthworms, leaf litter and Venturia inaequalis infection in two European apple orchards

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 114, Issue 2-4, 2006, Pages 287-295

  Holb, Imre J ^a   Heijne, Bart ^b   Jeger, Michael J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apple scab; Captan; Earthworm; Integrated fruit production; Leaf litter density; Leaf shredding; Malus x domestica; Scab control; Urea spraying

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORM; FUNGAL DISEASE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LEAF LITTER; ORCHARD;

BENELUX; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

MALUS X DOMESTICA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; VENTURIA INAEQUALIS;

EID: 33645214580     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2005.11.021     Document Type: Article

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