Abstract
This work was conducted for evaluate the influence of clear and black polyethylene mulches, used alone or combined with floating rowcover (FRC) and plastic perforated microtunnels, on insect populations, growth and yield of muskmelon. Treatments evaluated were 1) clear plastic + FRC, 2) polyethylene perforated microtunnel, 3) clear plastic + polyethylene not perforated microtunnel, 4) black plastic + FRC, 5) clear plastic, 6) black polyethylene, 7) clear plastic + oil, and 8) bare soil. Aphids and sweetpotato whitefly adults and nymphs were completely excluded by floating rowcovers while the plots covered. The export and national quality fruit yield was major in the mulched beds in relation to control. Clear polyethylene mulch + FRC increased number of fruit and export marketable fruit of cantaloupe (45.2% and 44.8%) with respect to black plastic + FRC, respectively. It is proposed that, under tropical conditions and under high insect stress, mulches combined with floating rowcovers should be selected for their effects on insects in addition to their effects on melon yield. Polyethylene microtunnels were found not economical for cantaloupe production in western Mexico.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Floating rowcovers excluded aphids while plots were covered.
- Taxon
- muskmelon
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Cucumis melot0 - Treatment
- floating rowcoverse0
- Interactor
- AphidsAphidomorphae0pest
- Outcome
- Aphidse0
- Direction
- completely excludede0
- Qualifier
- while the plots coverede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“Aphids and sweetpotato whitefly adults and nymphs were completely excluded by floating rowcovers while the plots covered”
t0“Effect of Plastic Mulch, Floating Rowcovers, and Microtunnels on Insect Populations and Yield of Muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Floating rowcovers excluded sweetpotato whitefly adults and nymphs while plots were covered.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- floating rowcoverse0
- Interactor
- sweetpotato whitefly
Bemisia tabacie0pest - Outcome
- sweetpotato whitefly adults and nymphse0
- Direction
- completely excludede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Aphids and sweetpotato whitefly adults and nymphs were completely excluded by floating rowcovers while the plots covered”
t0“Effect of Plastic Mulch, Floating Rowcovers, and Microtunnels on Insect Populations and Yield of Muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulched beds had greater export and national quality fruit yield than controls.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- mulched bedse0
- Outcome
- export and national quality fruit yielde0
- Direction
- majore0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The export and national quality fruit yield was major in the mulched beds in relation to control”
t0“Effect of Plastic Mulch, Floating Rowcovers, and Microtunnels on Insect Populations and Yield of Muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Clear polyethylene mulch plus FRC increased cantaloupe fruit number by 45.2% relative to black plastic plus FRC.
- Taxon
- cantaloupe
Cucumis melo var. cantalupoe0 - Treatment
- Clear polyethylene mulch + FRCe0
- Outcome
- number of fruite0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 45.2%e0
- Comparator
- black plastic + FRCe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Clear polyethylene mulch + FRC increased number of fruit and export marketable fruit of cantaloupe (45.2% and 44.8%) with respect to black plastic + FRC, respectively”
t0“Effect of Plastic Mulch, Floating Rowcovers, and Microtunnels on Insect Populations and Yield of Muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Clear polyethylene mulch plus FRC increased export marketable cantaloupe fruit by 44.8% relative to black plastic plus FRC.
- Taxon
- cantaloupeCucumis melo var. cantalupoe0
- Treatment
- Clear polyethylene mulch + FRCe0
- Outcome
- export marketable fruite0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 44.8%e0
- Comparator
- black plastic + FRCe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Clear polyethylene mulch + FRC increased number of fruit and export marketable fruit of cantaloupe (45.2% and 44.8%) with respect to black plastic + FRC, respectively”
t0“Effect of Plastic Mulch, Floating Rowcovers, and Microtunnels on Insect Populations and Yield of Muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Authors recommend mulch plus floating rowcovers under tropical, high insect pressure conditions.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis meloe0
- Outcome
- mulches combined with floating rowcovers should be selectede0
- Qualifier
- under tropical conditions and under high insect stresse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“under tropical conditions and under high insect stress, mulches combined with floating rowcovers should be selected for their effects on insects in addition to their effects on melon yield”
t0“Effect of Plastic Mulch, Floating Rowcovers, and Microtunnels on Insect Populations and Yield of Muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Polyethylene microtunnels were judged uneconomical for cantaloupe production in western Mexico.
- Taxon
- cantaloupeCucumis melo var. cantalupoe0
- Treatment
- Polyethylene microtunnelse0
- Outcome
- not economical for cantaloupe productione0
- Setting
- western Mexicoe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Polyethylene microtunnels were found not economical for cantaloupe production in western Mexico”
t0“Effect of Plastic Mulch, Floating Rowcovers, and Microtunnels on Insect Populations and Yield of Muskmelon”
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