The rapid rebound of a pest population after it has been controlled.

An application in which a material such as fertilizer or herbicide is applied in strips, usually to the bed or seed row.

Any of the group of crucifer family crops that are varieties of the species Brassica oleracea, including cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and brussel spouts.

Thin layer of undifferentiated, actively growing tissue between phloem and xylem.

The practice of planting certain plant species-often herbs-in close association with crop plants to repel pests.

The youngest roots with root hairs, important in absorption of water and minerals.

The change in form that takes place as insects grow from immatures to adults.

In older trees, the dead part of the bark.

A substance secreted by an organism to affect the behavior or development of other members of the same species; sex pheromones that attract the opposite sex for mating are used in monitoring certain i [..]

The food-conducting tissue of a plant, made up of sieve tubes, companion cells, phloem parenchyma, and fibers.