Claim · model-written summary
The tested insecticides did not significantly increase potato yield, although mean yields were increased.
- Taxon
- potatoes
Solanum tuberosume0 - Treatment
- All the insecticides testede6
- Outcome
- potato yielde6
- Direction
- increasee6
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Verbatim
e0“control of apterae on potatoes”
e6“All the insecticides tested did not significantly increase potato yield, although mean yields were increased”
Title
JH Nderitu; J. M. Mueke 2011
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Intervention effect Oxydemeton methyl 25% E.C. at 0.6 kg a.i./ha was more effective than cypermethrin, decamethrin, endosulphan and profenofos in controlling apterae on potatoes.
- Intervention effect Dimethoate 40% E.C. at 0.74 kg a.i./ha was more effective than cypermethrin, decamethrin, endosulphan and profenofos in controlling apterae on potatoes.
- Intervention effect Disulfoton 10G was superior to oxamyl 10G and terbufos 5G, applied in the furrow at planting, for control of aphids.
- Intervention effect Carbofuran 10G was superior to oxamyl 10G and terbufos 5G, applied in the furrow at planting, for control of aphids.
- Intervention effect The insecticides varied from a significant reduction to no reduction of the alate population on potatoes.