The type of polyethylene mulch impacts vegetative growth, yield, and aphid populations in watermelon production

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 543-550

  Ban, Dean ^a   Žanić, Katja ^b   Dumičić, Gvozden ^b   Čuljak, Tanja Gotlin ^c   Ban, Smiljana Goreta ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE AND TOURISM   (Croatia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADRIATIC CROPS AND KARST RECLAMATION   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Aphididae; Citrullus lanatus; Cucurbitaceae; Fruit; PE film; Soil temperature; Virus vectors

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; VIRUS VECTOR;

APHID; ARTICLE; CLIMBING PLANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANT YIELD; SOIL TEMPERATURE; VEGETATIVE GROWTH; WATERMELON;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS GOSSYPII; CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCURBITACEAE; TOXOPTERA AURANTII;

EID: 73949093592     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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