Effects of phosphine and plant extracts on flower thrips mortality and the quality of cut flowers
Pedro Lizarazo-Peña,
Santiago Benjumea-Orozco,
Aníbal Orlando Herrera-Arévalo
Abstract:Flower thrips represent a complex of significant quarantine species affecting the cut flower market in Colombia. The aim of this research was to evaluate postharvest treatments using phosphine in conjunction with a plant extract for thrips control and quality control of five cut flower species. Eight treatments were used: six employed a commercial dose of magnesium phosphide as a source of phosphine, one used a double dose and a control group without phosphine application. The first six treatments followed a b… Show more
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