transcript. Columns with the same letter are not significantly different ( MdElip1A/B ); columns without letters are not significantly different at the P = 0.05 level; RPF = reflective particle film; APF = aluminized plastic film. Correlation of expression
.G. Mitchell, J.P. Stapleton, J.J. 2004 Management of aphid-borne viruses and Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) in zucchini squash by using UV reflective plastic and wheat straw mulches Environ. Entomol. 33 1447 1457 doi: https://doi.org/10
-suppressive cultural practices are needed for both conventional and organic blueberry systems. Organic mulches (e.g., sawdust or bark) have been shown to suppress soil populations of P. cinnamomi in eucalyptus ( Eucalyptus sp. L'Hér.), fraser fir [ Abies fraseri
consistent with those of Igbadun et al. (2012 ), who found onion yields were highest with either rice straw or black plastic mulch compared with bare ground during the dry summer season in Nigeria. In that study, seasonal water use was unaffected by mulch
, M.D. Masiri, J. 2009 Reflective plastic mulch but not a resistance-inducing treatment reduced Watermelon mosaic virus incidence and yield losses in squash Intl. J. Veg. Sci. 15 3 12 Provvidenti, R. 1991 Inheritance of resistance to the Florida
., 2019 ), and those with reflective films ( Binbin et al., 2015 ) for enhancing anthocyanin content and peel color of peaches ( Liu et al., 2015 ; Zhou et al., 2019 ). Furthermore, plastic bags were recommended for enhancing the fruit size and soluble
-cost Quonset-style greenhouse. Univ. Nebraska Coop. Ext. EC 104 Meyer, G.E. Paparozzi, E.T. Walter-Shea, E.A. Blankenship, E.E. Adams, S.A. 2012 An Investigation of reflective mulches for use over capillary mat systems for winter-time greenhouse strawberry
; Willden et al., 2021 ). However, most commercial strawberry producers in New England are accustomed to overwintering strawberry plants, and depending on the production system (plastic mulch or matted-row), growers typically keep strawberry plantings for
for exclusion, reflective mulches or screens to repel ( Antignus, 2000 ), and insecticides such as spinosad ( Greer and Diver, 1999 ). If virus is not a concern, then the addition of biological control to manage thrips is possible. Two predators are
management of thrips vectors has been effective using reflective plastic mulch ( Greenough et al., 1990 ; Reitz et al., 2003 ), early-season insecticide treatments ( Brown and Brown, 1992 ; Riley and Pappu, 2000 ), host–plant resistance ( Krishna et al