Mulching Effects on Nutrient Contents of Potato Foliage and Colorado Potato Beetle Fitness

• Published in: Plant-environment interactions (Hoboken, N.J. : 2018) Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. e70059 - n/a
• Main Authors: Weiler, Christiane, Leisch, Simeon, Junge, Stephan Martin, Finckh, Maria Renate
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.06.2025; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Beetles; Chrysomelidae; Clover; conservation biocontrol; Controlled conditions; Damage; Fertilizers; Flowers & plants; Foliage; Leaves; Leptinotarsa decemlineata; Manures; Microclimate; Mulches; Nutrient balance; Nutrients; Nutritional status; organic agriculture; pest management; Potatoes; regenerative agriculture; Triticale; Vegetables; United States > US; Colorado; organic agriculture; Chrysomelidae; pest management; Leptinotarsa decemlineata; regenerative agriculture; conservation biocontrol

ABSTRACT Application of organic mulches has repeatedly been shown to reduce infestation with Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), the Colorado potato beetle (CPB). In order to determine if the nutritional status of potatoes as affected by mulch could explain the mulch effects...