Banker Plants and its Application in Pest Control and Production of Healthy Greenhouse Products | ||
| سبزیجات گلخانه ای | ||
| Article 4, Volume 2, Issue 1, June 2019, Pages 22-40 PDF (663.04 K) | ||
| Document Type: Scientific extension | ||
| Author | ||
| mohammad javad ardeh* | ||
| researcher, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection No. 1, Yaman (Tabnak) St., Chamran Highway, Tehran, Iran | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Iran is a dry and semi-arid region, hence greenhouse products, which need less water to produce more crops per unit area, have preference. However, greenhouse conditions are also suitable for pests, which lead more damage to the crops. Chemical control of pests, as a conventional approach, not only have hazard for consumer health, but also is the main hindrance to exporting those products. Therefore, the production of healthier products by implementing Pest Management Programs (IPM) in greenhouses, including the biological control method is absolutely necessary. Successful biological control methods, not only depend on the continuous monitoring of pests, but also depend on the availability and timely release of biological agents in the greenhouse. One of the releasing biocontrol agents method, is “Banker Plant”, in which a plant and a pest, with special conditions, are used to maintaining, rearing and releasing biological control agents in the greenhouse In this paper, banker plant is introduced based on scientific sources, and the importance, uses, advantages and disadvantages of the method are discussed. The survey showed that, with the environmental friendly method, sustainability along with a reduction in cost for biological control can be achieved, which can promote producing healthy agricultural products in Iran. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Key words: Biological Control; Greenhouses Pests; Non-Chemical Pests Control | ||
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