Floating rowcovers improve germination and reduce carrot weevil infestations in carrot

HortScience

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1619-1622

  Rekika, Djamila ^a   Stewart, Katrine A ^a   Boivin, Guy ^b   Jenni, Sylvie ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agrotextile; Biological control; Daucus carota; Listronotus oregonensis; Pest control

Indexed keywords

DAUCUS CAROTA; HEXAPODA; LISTRONOTUS OREGONENSIS;

EID: 54249107268     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.43.5.1619     Document Type: Article

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