Abstract
Loss of tomatoes by bird damage in Barbados frequently averages over fifty percent of mature fruit. Various methods have been tried to reduce this damage, including bird scares and nyLon netting covers. More recently an experiment has been done to test the effectiveness of bagging the entireplant with plastic. The control of insect pests in this system was less efficient than in "open" plants. The seasonal effects of fungal attacks and blossom end rot need further study in this system, as does the behaviour of different varieties.
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Claim · model-written summary
Bird damage in Barbados frequently causes losses averaging over fifty percent of mature tomato fruit.
- Taxon
- tomatoes
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Organ / stage
- mature fruite0
- Interactor
- birde0pest
- Outcome
- Loss of tomatoes by bird damagee0
- Value
- over fifty percente0
- Setting
- Barbadose0
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Verbatim
t0“TOMATOES”
e0“Loss of tomatoes by bird damage in Barbados frequently averages over fifty percent of mature fruit.”
Claim · model-written summary
Whole-plant plastic bagging made insect pest control less efficient than in open tomato plants.
Verbatim
t0“TOMATOES”
e0“bagging the entireplant with plastic.”
e1“The control of insect pests in this system was less efficient than in "open" plants.”
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