Abstract
Spun polyester row covers, alone and in combination with insecticides, were evaluated for management of bacterial wilt of muskmelon at three locations in Iowa during 2003 and 2004. Following removal of row covers at bloom, more spotted cucumber beetles were counted in the plots with row covers than in the non-covered plots. Row covers delayed the onset of bacterial wilt symptoms and reduced bacterial wilt incidence. In both years, row covers increased both number and yield of marketable melons. There were no significant differences in beetle counts or melon yield among insecticide treatments in 2003. In 2004, however, each of the insecticide treatments had more marketable melons than the non-treated control. Row covers may enable cucurbit growers to reduce reliance on insecticides for managing bacterial wilt. Accepted for publication 31 July 2006. Published 20 October 2006.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
More spotted cucumber beetles were counted after row cover removal.
- Taxon
- Muskmelon
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Cucumis melot0 - Treatment
- row coverse0
- Outcome
- spotted cucumber beetlese0
- Direction
- moree0
- Comparator
- non-covered plotse0
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Verbatim
t0“Muskmelon”
e0“Following removal of row covers at bloom, more spotted cucumber beetles were counted in the plots with row covers than in the non-covered plots.”
Claim · model-written summary
Row covers delayed bacterial wilt symptoms.
- Taxon
- MuskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- row coverse0
- Outcome
- onset of bacterial wilt symptomse0
- Direction
- delayede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Muskmelon”
e0“Row covers delayed the onset of bacterial wilt symptoms and reduced bacterial wilt incidence.”
Claim · model-written summary
Row covers reduced bacterial wilt incidence.
- Taxon
- MuskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- row coverse0
- Outcome
- bacterial wilt incidencee0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Muskmelon”
e0“Row covers delayed the onset of bacterial wilt symptoms and reduced bacterial wilt incidence.”
Claim · model-written summary
Row covers increased marketable melon number and yield.
- Taxon
- MuskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- row coverse0
- Outcome
- number and yield of marketable melonse0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Muskmelon”
e0“In both years, row covers increased both number and yield of marketable melons.”
Claim · model-written summary
In 2003 insecticide treatments did not differ significantly in beetle counts or melon yield.
- Taxon
- MuskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- insecticide treatmentse0
- Outcome
- beetle counts or melon yielde0
- Direction
- no significant differencese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Muskmelon”
e0“There were no significant differences in beetle counts or melon yield among insecticide treatments in 2003.”
Claim · model-written summary
In 2004 each insecticide treatment produced more marketable melons than untreated control.
- Taxon
- MuskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- insecticide treatmentse0
- Outcome
- marketable melonse0
- Direction
- moree0
- Comparator
- non-treated controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Muskmelon”
e0“In 2004, however, each of the insecticide treatments had more marketable melons than the non-treated control.”
Claim · model-written summary
Row covers may allow cucurbit growers to reduce insecticide reliance for bacterial wilt management.
Verbatim
e0“Row covers may enable cucurbit growers to reduce reliance on insecticides for managing bacterial wilt.”
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