Flowering plants in open tomato greenhouses enhance pest suppression in conventional systems and reveal resource saturation for natural enemies in organic systems.

Vegetable production in open greenhouses is often associated with high inputs of synthetic pesticides. Introducing flowering plants into such greenhouses may promote the top-down pest suppression by natural enemies and reduce the reliance on pesticide use. However, it is not known how effective this...

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Main Author:	Scarlato, Mariana (author)
Other Authors:	Bao, Leticia (author), Rossing, Walter A. H. (author), Dogliotti, Santiago (author), Bertoni, Paloma (author), Bianchi, Felix J. J. A. (author)
Format:	article
Language:	English
Published:	2023
Subjects:	Conservation biological control agroecology integrated pest management farm management biodiversity pest regulation Ciencias Agrícolas Agricultura, Silvicultura y Pesca Horticultura, Viticultura
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12381/3329 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108389
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