期刊
CROP PROTECTION
卷 53, 期 -, 页码 6-12出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2013.06.003
关键词
Acalymma vittatum; Cover crop; Living mulch; Sunn hemp; Insect pests
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资金
- Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station grant
Zucchini, Cucurbita pepo L., is often colonized by economically important insect pests such as the striped (Acalymma vittatum Fab.) and spotted (Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber) cucumber beetles. To evaluate the impact of an interplanted cover crop on arthropods associated with zucchini, field experiments were conducted in which sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) was interplanted with zucchini as a living mulch and compared with zucchini monoculture (bare-ground) during 2009, 2010 and 2011 growing seasons. The experiment consisted also of two types of fertilizer usage including the application of synthetic or organic fertilizer in the form of chicken manure. Foliar counts of arthropods conducted on zucchini plants showed significantly lower numbers of the striped cucumber beetle in sunn hemp interplanted plots compared to bare-ground treatment plots. Also, fewer spotted cucumber beetles were found on zucchini plants in sunn hemp plots. Aphid abundances were variable during the study and significantly lower in sunn hemp treatment plots at one study site in 2009. Among predators, spiders were significantly more abundant in sunn hemp treatment plots during 2009. Fertilizer type did not have a significant effect on arthropod numbers on zucchini plants. Potential causes of arthropod population differences among the two treatments are discussed. (c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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