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Organic mulches reduce crop attack by sweetpotato weevil (Cylas formicarius)

Mulching with organic materials is a management practice with long history for weed suppression, soil water conservation and erosion control. Its potential impact on crop pests is less well explored. Here we report its utility for reducing crop damage by the serious pest, sweetpotato weevil (Cylas f...

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Autores principales: Rehman, Mudassir, Liu, Jian, Johnson, Anne C., Dada, Taiwo Esther, Gurr, Geoff M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6795849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31619690
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50521-5