The role of altered planting date and trap crops in reducing pesticide application
1993
Aslam, M. (American Univ. of Beirut (Lebanon). Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences) | Chahine, H. | Atiyeh, R.
Among cultural control technique is the manipulation of the environment to make it less favorable to the pest. Cultural control has become more important with the development of integrated pest management. Trap cropping and changing planting dates constitute useful and economical methods to manage insect pests on several crops. Both strategies are environmentally safe methods. This review provides some successful examples of the role of these two cultural practices in the reduction of pesticide applications
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