Livina mulches suppress aphids in broccoli

A living mulch combines an annual crop with a cover crop to provide pest control and soil protection. Results of a study in the Salinas Valley show cabbage aphid infestation can be lowered on broccoli grown in living mulches compared to clean cultivation, possibly because...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Michael Costello, Miguel Altieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1994-07-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v048n04p24