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In apple orchards, the use of pesticides such as pyrethroids for the control of lepidopteran and dipteran pests can severely disturb natural equilibri...
Read moreThe following is virtually the author's summary of this part of a series on investigations in south-eastern England [cf. RAE A 57 889, etc.]. The effe...
Read moreThese two parts of a series deal with studies in an apple orchard in south-eastern England in 1953-59 on the effect of routine sprays of winter wash (...
Read moreLight transmittance and reflectance of sun and shade leaves of apple (cv. Golden Delicious) were measured from May to September over the 380-700 nm wa...
Read moreThe density and distribution of Nectria galligena were determined on all 16 combinations of 4 cvs (Summerland Red McIntosh, Harrold's Delicious, Spart...
Read moreThe duration of the flowering period and the fraction of open flowers over time were defined as functions of growing degree-days for 5 almond cultivar...
Read morePesticides constitute a major threat to biodiversity, but our understanding of the complex interactions between local and landscape factors influencin...
Read morePollination services, especially those of bees, play a vital role in agriculture. Declining honeybee populations require us to find alternative soluti...
Read moreIn a study in an unsprayed cider-apple orchard in Bristol, England, on the importance of egg predation in the population dynamics of Cydia pomonella (...
Read moreIn managing plant diseases, there is often tension between a regulator seeking to destroy infected plants to prevent further infection on a national s...
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