Editing Chives (section)

=== Uses in plant cultivation ===
Retzius also describes how farmers would plant chives between the rocks making up the borders of their flowerbeds, to keep the plants free from pests (such as [[Japanese beetle]]s).<ref name="swe" /><ref name="japanese_beetles">{{cite web|url=http://www.selfsufficientish.com/pests.htm|title=pests – selfsufficientish – pests|author=Andy Hamilton|work=selfsufficientish.com}}</ref> The growing plant repels unwanted insect life, and the juice of the leaves can be used for the same purpose, as well as fighting [[Fungal phytopathogen|fungal infections]], [[mildew]], and [[Fusarium ear blight|scab]].<ref>Holtom. J. and Hylton. W. Complete Guide to Herbs. Rodale Press 1979 {{ISBN|0-87857-262-7}}</ref><ref>Riotte. L. Companion Planting for Successful Gardening. Garden Way, Vermont, USA. 1978 {{ISBN|0-88266-064-0}}</ref><ref>Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 {{ISBN|0-333-47494-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Kaufman |first=Peter B |url=https://archive.org/details/naturalproductsf00kauf_0 |title=Natural Products from Plants |author2=Thomas J Carlson |author3=Kaufman B Kaufman |author4=Harry L Brielmann |author5=Sara Warber |author6=Leland J Cseke |author7=James A Duke |publisher=CRC Press |year=1999 |isbn=9780849331343 |location=[[Boca Raton]] |pages=[https://archive.org/details/naturalproductsf00kauf_0/page/261 261] |id=084933134X |url-access=registration}}</ref>