Timing of Brassica planting to reduce flea beetle damage.

Final Report for FNE00-315

Project Type: Farmer
Funds awarded in 2000: $4,697.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2000
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $3,200.00
Region: Northeast
State: Connecticut
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Summary:

Note to readers attached is a complete final report for FNE00-315.

The results gathered in this experiment are useful in developing cultural control strategies. These include crop rotation, crop timing, planting density, crop species selection, soil fertility, beneficial populations, trap cropping, and sanitation. A combination of these controls was demonstrated as successful in producing marketable crop

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