Impact of winter pruning of pomegranate trees onAphis punicae(Hemiptera, Aphididae) and its natural enemies in Tunisia
| Autor: | Monia Ben Halima Kamel, Besma Assadi, Lassaad Mdellel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Aphid
education.field_of_study biology Vegetative reproduction fungi Population Aphididae medicine.disease_cause biology.organism_classification Horticulture nervous system Insect Science Infestation Relative growth rate medicine Cultural practice education Pruning Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.). 51:266-271 |
| ISSN: | 2168-6351 0037-9271 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00379271.2015.1114425 |
| Popis: | SummaryWinter pruning is a cultural practice used to modify vegetative growth, which is likely to affect the development of pests. However, it has been poorly defined as a cultural method for diminishing the population levels of the pomegranate aphid Aphis punicae (Hemiptera, Aphididae) in pomegranate orchards. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of winter pruning of pomegranate on A. punicae population and their natural enemies. The results showed that winter pruning significantly decreased the population of A. punicae (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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