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An unwanted plant or a plant growing in an unwanted location |
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Biological Control of Insects |
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-Hand-picked large predators -Beneficial fauna -Predatory insects |
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Characteristics beneficial for weeds |
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-Lots of seeds -Quick adaptation/ability to grow in many conditions -Grows quickly/is aggressive |
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-Beans with anything but onions -Peppers with carrots, onions, tomatoes -Squash with corn (not potatoes) -Potatoes with beans, broccoli, cabbage, corn, peas |
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Types of beneficial plants |
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-Attractant Plants: Mint Family (parsley, thyme) -Repellent plants: Marigolds, basil, garlic, borage -Allies: legumes, monarda |
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-Provide shelter -Pest suppression -Nitrogen fixation -Insect attraction -Flavor enhancement |
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-Ripen fruit quickly: Bananas -Abscission and Fruit Loosening -Increase Latex Flow |
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Benefits of temperature modifying shelters |
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-Longer growing season -Less susceptible to freeze/thaw -Protect from disease and pests -Faster germination |
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How to increase genetic diversity |
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-Interbreeding -GMCs -Gene selection |
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-Slightly acidic: 5.5-7.5 -Because that is where basically all nutrients are available |
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Example of each kind of insect pest |
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-Leaf Chewers: Caterpillars -Suckers: Aphids, Mealeybugs -Soil Pests: Cutworms -Burrowers: Leaf Miners |
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-1845-1850 -Caused by late blight in potatoes -They only one potato variety -Killed 1 million people |
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-Can live 1-3 years underground -Eat roots of turf grasses and other plants |
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-Feed on leaves, soft bark, and fruits |
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-Eucalyptus Oil -Pyrethrins -Rotenone -Tansy -Neem Tree |
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-Promotes cell elongation: bending towards light -Apical Dominance: Inhibition of dormant buds -Inhibition of abscission -Promotes fruit growth -Promotes rooting |
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-Cell division -Cell expansion -Shoot and Organ development -Delay Leaf Senescence |
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-Stem Elongation -Cell Elongation -Break Seed Dormancy -Promote Flowering -Promote Large Fruit |
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-Inhibition seed germination -Inducer of senescence -Regulates Stomatal Opening and Closing |
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-Retards Growth of Roots and Celeoptiles -Promotes Leaf Senescence -Promotes dehiscence of pollen |
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-Brassinosteroids: cell elongation -Systemin: defense against pathogen -Enod 40: induce nod factors in root cells -Salicylic Acid: defense responses |
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-Climate -Organic Material -Parent Rock Material -Topography -Time -Tillage/Compaction from traffic |
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