Companion Planting Research References - Montgomery County Master Gardeners, Maryland

1. Companion Planting Research References –November 1, 2012 - Prepared by Janet Young, PhD, MC Master
Gardener
Bird Clan of East Central Alabama –The Three Sisters: http://www.birdclan.org/threesisters.htm
Cass County Extension [ND]: http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/hort/info/vegetables/companion.htm
Celebrate the Three Sisters: Corn, Beans and Squash, by guest author Alice Formiga, from Renee’Garden:
s
http://www.reneesgarden.com/articles/3sisters.html
Companion Planting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companion_planting
Companion Planting: Basic Concepts and Resources, by ATTRA, funded by USDA https://attra.ncat.org/attra-
pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=72
Companion Planting: Ecogardening Fact Sheet #10, 1994:
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/factsheets/ecogardening/complant.html
Companion Planting, by Stacy Nelson, Marin County, CA Master Gardeners, 2001:
http://ucanr.org/sites/MarinMG/Marin_Master_Gardener_Independent_Journal_Articles/?uid=3&ds=275Book:
Insects Can See Clearly Now the Weeds Have Gone, by Stan Finch and Rosemary Collier, Horticulture Research
International, Wellesbourne, UK
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/lifesci/wcc/research/pests/companionplanting/biologist_jun03.pdf
Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) as interplant with Cowpea for the control of nematode pests, by T.I. Olabiyi and E.E.A.
Oyedunmade, African Crop Science Conference Proc. V. 8, p. 1075-78, 2003:
http://www.acss.ws/Upload/XML/Research/389.pdf
Marigolds (Tagetes spp.) for Nematode Management, by R. Krueger, K. E. Dover, R. McSorley, K. -H. Wang, Entomology
and Nematology Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, and
K. -H. Wang, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Services, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
96822. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ng045
The Myth of Companion Planting http://www.puyallup.wsu.edu/~linda%20chalker-
scott/horticultural%20myths_files/Myths/Companion%20plants.pdf
Three Sisters (agriculture): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_%28agriculture%29
Three Sisters Garden –2005 (photos): http://www.imrisk.com/threesisters/threesisters.htm
Trap Crop: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_crop#cite_note-fromartz-4
University MD Extension FS 825, Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in MD, http://extension.umd.edu/publications/PDFs/fs825.pdf
What Is Companion Planting? http://www.gardenguides.com/108204-companion-planting.html#ixzz1qXxhy4rD
Companion Planting –Popular Books
Note: There is very little scientific evidence for certain types of companion planting discussed in these very popular
books. Listing here is for informational purposes, and in no way ensures success with any of the methods presented!
Cunningham, Sally Jean. Great Gardening Companions. Rodale Press, Inc., 1998.
Mayer, Dale. The Complete Guide to Companion Planting. Atlantic Publishing Group Inc., 2011.
Riotte, Louise. Carrots Love Tomatoes. Storey Publishing, LLC, 1998.
Riotte, Louise. Roses Love Garlic. Storey Publishing, LLC, 1998.
Roberts, Margaret. Companion Planting. Briza Publications, 2011.
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