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| DOI: | 10.21273/HORTSCI.29.10.1151 |
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| Web URL(s): | https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/29/10/article-p1151.xml?rskey=VPrD2T
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| Publication Type:
| Refereed |
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| Author(s): | Curtis, Paul D.;
Merwin, Ian A.;
Pritts, Marvin P.;
Peterson, David V. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Department of Fruit and Vegetable Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY |
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| Title: | Chemical repellents and plastic netting for reducing bird damage to sweet cherries, blueberries, and grapes |
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| Source: | HortScience. Vol. 29, No. 10, October 1994, p. 1151-1155. |
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| Publishing Information: | St. Joseph, MI: American Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 5 |
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| Evaluative Review: | Appears in HortScience, 30(1) February 1995, p. 10, by Leonard R. Askham. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Bird control; Methyl anthranilate; Aves; Fruit; Sod netting
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| Abstract/Contents: | "We conducted 3 years of field tests comparing two chemicals [methyl anthranilate (MA, a natural compound used as a flavor additive) and Keyplex-350 (a proprietary micronutrient formulation)] that were reported to repel birds to exclusionary plastic netting and nontreated plots. Cumulative fruit damage from birds was monitored on sweet and tart cherry (Prunus avium L. and P. cerasus L.), blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.), and wine grapes (Vitis vinifera x labrusca). Initial MA formulations caused injury to fruit and foliage. Two modified MA formulations with microencapsulation and photooxidation inhibitors provided significant reductions in bird damage and fruit splitting on sweet cherries in one of four experiments. A taste panel could not detect MA residues on sweet cherries at harvest. Bird damage was slightly reduced in MA-treated grapes, but damage to blueberries was similar in MA and control treatments. Keyplex did not deter birds from feeding on fruit and caused blemishes on and an unpleasant flavor in treated fruit. Many bird species were observed feeding on these fruit crops during successive years at three experimental sites. Although these two chemicals have the potential to deter bird depredation, our work suggests that neither is consistently effective against all the frugivorous species in the northeastern United States." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 19 |
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| See Also: | See also "Bird Repellents--Points of View," Hortscience, 30(1) February 1995, p.10; also Author's response, same issue, p.10-11, R=32819 R=32819 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Curtis, P. D., I. A. Merwin, M. P. Pritts, and D. V. Peterson. 1994. Chemical repellents and plastic netting for reducing bird damage to sweet cherries, blueberries, and grapes. HortScience. 29(10):p. 1151-1155. |
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| DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI.29.10.1151 |
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