In recent times, with the globalization of markets, shrinking land and climate change, food basket diversification, increase in demand for nutrient-rich food, protected cultivation high-value crops (HVCs) have assumed a pivotal role augmenting higher crop productivity profitability enhancing nutritional security growing population. this context, study was undertaken to analyze impact horticultu...

In the Mediterranean area, tomato soilborne pathogens used to be controlled by methyl bromide, particularly in protected cultivation. To decrease the use of this fumigant, non-chemical and chemical alternatives were developed and implemented in many Mediterranean countries. However, the success of the alternative depends on the degree of its integration in an integrated pest management programme.

With the rapid development of internet technology and protected cultivation in China, it is impending to implement a web-based information service system to spread professional agricultural knowledge. In this study, a 3-layer architecture web-based information service platform (ISP) for protected crop pests was developed using HTML, JavaScript and active server page (ASP). The platform included...