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Obituary: Stefan Wagner (1962–2022)
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Open AccessPhenological growth stages and BBCH-identification keys of Chilli (Capsicum annuum L., Capsicum chinense JACQ., Capsicum baccatum L.)
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Open AccessTowards sustainable performance of urban horticulture: ten challenging fields of action for modern integrated pest management in cities
We identified ten current key challenges for plant protection in cities each of them belonging to a specific field of action of IPM in urban horticulture according to Directive 2009/128/EC. The challenges are:...
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Correction to: “Current-IPM-Fit”: a new proposal for enhanced efficacy labelling of plant protection products
In the original publication, old version of Table 1 was included by mistake. The correct version of Table 1 is given here.
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Efficacy and risks of “biorationals”
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Best Production Practice of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Inoculum
To create AM inoculum of high quality is still tricky, and requires some theoretical considerations which are not common thinking in the community of mycorrhiza researchers. We exemplarily describe how to desi...
