A comparison of the flora and arthropod fauna of organically and conventionally grown winter wheat in southern England

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 13-27

  MOREBY, S J ^a   AEBISCHER, N J ^a   SOUTHWAY, S E ^a   SOTHERTON, N W ^a  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cereal fields; invertebrates; organic farming; Pesticides; weeds

Indexed keywords

APHID; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; PLANTHOPPER; SAWFLY; SPIDER; SPRINGTAIL; WEED; WEEVIL; WHEAT;

UK, ENGLAND;

CANTHARIDAE; CRYPTOPHAGIDAE;

EID: 0028161062     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1994.tb04942.x     Document Type: Article

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