The effect of night grazing by wigeon (Anas penelope) on winter-sown wheat in Japan and the efficacy of black plastic flags as scaring devices

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 81-87

  Lane, Simon J ^a   Nakamura, Kazuo ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anas penelope; Black plastic flags; Japan; Night time grazing; Wheat; Yield loss

Indexed keywords

ANAS PENELOPE; POACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

BLACK PLASTIC FLAG; CROP DAMAGE; GRAZING; WHEAT; WIGEON;

JAPAN, HONSHU, NISATO CITY;

EID: 0030201311     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8809(96)01037-7     Document Type: Article

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