Colored plastic mulches influence cucumber beetle populations, vine growth, and yield of watermelon

HortScience

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1246-1249

  Andino, J R ^a   Motsenbocker, C E ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrullus lanatus; Reflective mulch; Triploid watermelon; Wavelength selective mulch

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; HARVESTING; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOLUBILITY;

COLORED PLASTIC MULCHES; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REDUCED TRANSMITTING (PRT); SEASONS;

DISEASE CONTROL;

DISEASES; PLANTS; SOLUBILITY; VARIETIES;

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; COLEOPTERA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 5444238468     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.39.6.1246     Document Type: Article

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