Publication - Hands-Off Method for Application of Microbial Agents
Title in English
Hands-Off Method for Application of Microbial Agents
Publication ID
10875E
Published Year
2009
Author(s)
Organization
Subject(s)
Type
Electronic PDF
Cost
Free Publication
Language
English
Region
Ottawa/Hull (NCR)
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Status
Available
Pages
1-3
ISBN
978-1-100-12221-2
Catalogue No.
A118-26/3-2009E
Summary in English
Greenhouse tomatoes and sweet peppers are economically important crops that require rigorous pest and disease control. Most greenhouse growers employ an integrated pest management (IPM) approach involving cultural, chemical and biological strategies to control insects and diseases attacking their crops. Some chemical pesticides carry with them disadvantages when used in these systems: they are costly, they can be inconvenient to use due to re-entry constraints and pre-harvest intervals, and they pose risks to beneficial organisms, including pollinators used in greenhouse vegetable production.