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Table 2. Managements of organic management (OM) and conventional management (CM) on fertilization, sterilization, pollination, pest control and weed control (2012–2014).

Treatments	CM		OM
Fertilization	Compound fertilizer of potassium sulfate: 5, 310 kg ha⁻¹		Cattle manure: 217.5t ha⁻¹
Fertilization	Urea: 1,500 kg ha⁻¹
Pest control	Chemical pesticides	Mar. Imidacloprid, Beta-cypermethrin; 1 time	Biological methods	Mar. Lime sulfur 1 time
		May. Chlorpyrifos, Hexythiazox; each 1 time		May. Biogas slurry 1 time
		Jun. Azacyclotin, Imidacloprid, Chlorbenzuron; each 1 time		Jun. Biogas slurry 1 time
				Natural enemies
		Jul., Aug. & Sep. Chlorbenzuron, Hexythiazox and Beta-cypermethrin; once a month	Physical methods	Frequency trembler lamps
				Worm sticky traps
				Stem residue traps
Sterilization	Pesticides	Mar. Mancozeb, Thiophanate methyl, each 1 time	May Bordeaux mixture, 1 time
		May Propineb, tebuconazole, Mannitol chelating calcium, Carbendazim, Mancozeb, each 1 time	Jul. Bordeaux mixture, 1 time
			Aug. Bordeaux mixture, 1 time
		Jul. Carbendazim
		Aug. Mancozeb
		Sep. Carbendazim
Weed management	Herbicides (paraquat): 3 times		Biological: Mar. 2012 propagating D. indica (spaced 1 × 1 m)
Weed management	Physical: mowing in Mar. 1 time
Pollination	Artificial supplementary pollination		Keeping insect pollinators: O. excavata