Abstract
Alate aphid populations migrating into summer squash plantings between Feb. and May were reduced by 96 and 68% by aluminum and white plastic mulches, respectively. The green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), was predominant and comprised 92% of the 16 aphid species trapped. Watermelon mosaic virus was the only cucurbit virus recovered, and symptoms appeared in the field 3 weeks after peak aphid flights in Mar. Virus incidence increased rapidly and reached 90% in untreated plots by May. Aluminum and white plastic mulches reduced virus incidence by 94 and 77%, respectively, at peak fruit harvest in Apr. Mineral oil sprays significantly reduced virus spread early in the growing season, and weekly application of methyl demeton did not affect virus incidence. Aluminum and white plastic mulches increased total fruit yield by 43%. Yield responses were particularly evident during early production with 85 and 69% increases resulting from the aluminum and white plastic mulches, respectively.
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Claims 14
Claim · model-written summary
Aluminum mulch reduced migrating alate aphids by 96%.
- Taxon
- summer squashe0
- Treatment
- aluminume0
- Interactor
- aphide0pest
- Outcome
- Alate aphid populationse0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 96e0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Alate aphid populations migrating into summer squash plantings between Feb. and May were reduced by 96 and 68% by aluminum and white plastic mulches, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
White plastic mulch reduced migrating alate aphids by 68%.
- Taxon
- summer squashe0
- Treatment
- white plastic mulchese0
- Interactor
- aphide0pest
- Outcome
- Alate aphid populationse0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 68%e0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Alate aphid populations migrating into summer squash plantings between Feb. and May were reduced by 96 and 68% by aluminum and white plastic mulches, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Myzus persicae comprised 92% of the 16 aphid species trapped.
- Taxon
- summer squasht0
- Interactor
- Myzus persicae
Myzus persicaee0pest - Outcome
- Myzus persicae (Sulzer), was predominante0
- Value
- 92%e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), was predominant and comprised 92% of the 16 aphid species trapped”
t0“Summer Squash”
Claim · model-written summary
Watermelon mosaic virus was the only cucurbit virus recovered.
- Taxon
- summer squasht0
- Interactor
- Watermelon mosaic virus
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Watermelon mosaic viruse0pathogen - Outcome
- only cucurbit virus recoverede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“Watermelon mosaic virus was the only cucurbit virus recovered”
t0“Summer Squash”
Claim · model-written summary
Virus symptoms appeared three weeks after peak aphid flights.
Verbatim
e0“symptoms appeared in the field 3 weeks after peak aphid flights in Mar.”
t0“Summer Squash”
Claim · model-written summary
Virus incidence reached 90% in untreated plots by May.
Verbatim
e0“Virus incidence increased rapidly and reached 90% in untreated plots by May”
t0“Summer Squash”
Claim · model-written summary
Aluminum mulch reduced virus incidence by 94%.
- Taxon
- summer squasht0
- Treatment
- Aluminume0
- Outcome
- virus incidencee0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 94e0
- Qualifier
- peak fruit harvest in Apr.e0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Aluminum and white plastic mulches reduced virus incidence by 94 and 77%, respectively, at peak fruit harvest in Apr.”
t0“Summer Squash”
Claim · model-written summary
White plastic mulch reduced virus incidence by 77%.
- Taxon
- summer squasht0
- Treatment
- white plastic mulchese0
- Outcome
- virus incidencee0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 77%e0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Aluminum and white plastic mulches reduced virus incidence by 94 and 77%, respectively, at peak fruit harvest in Apr.”
t0“Summer Squash”
Claim · model-written summary
Mineral oil sprays significantly reduced early virus spread.
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Mineral oil sprays significantly reduced virus spread early in the growing season”
t0“Summer Squash”
Claim · model-written summary
Weekly methyl demeton did not affect virus incidence.
- Taxon
- summer squasht0
- Treatment
- weekly application of methyl demetone0
- Outcome
- virus incidencee0
- Direction
- did not affecte0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“weekly application of methyl demeton did not affect virus incidence”
t0“Summer Squash”
Claim · model-written summary
Aluminum mulch increased total fruit yield by 43%.
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Aluminum and white plastic mulches increased total fruit yield by 43%”
t0“Summer Squash”
Claim · model-written summary
White plastic mulch increased total fruit yield by 43%.
- Taxon
- summer squasht0
- Treatment
- white plastic mulchese0
- Outcome
- total fruit yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 43%e0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Aluminum and white plastic mulches increased total fruit yield by 43%”
t0“Summer Squash”
Claim · model-written summary
Aluminum mulch increased early yield by 85%.
- Taxon
- summer squasht0
- Treatment
- aluminume0
- Outcome
- Yield responsese0
- Direction
- increasese0
- Value
- 85e0
- Qualifier
- early productione0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Yield responses were particularly evident during early production with 85 and 69% increases resulting from the aluminum and white plastic mulches, respectively”
t0“Summer Squash”
Claim · model-written summary
White plastic mulch increased early yield by 69%.
- Taxon
- summer squasht0
- Treatment
- white plastic mulchese0
- Outcome
- Yield responsese0
- Direction
- increasese0
- Value
- 69%e0
- Qualifier
- early productione0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Yield responses were particularly evident during early production with 85 and 69% increases resulting from the aluminum and white plastic mulches, respectively”
t0“Summer Squash”
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