The potential for common weeds to reduce slug damage to winter wheat: Laboratory and field studies

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-87

  Cook, R T ^a,b   Bailey, S E R ^a   McCrohan, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deroceras reticulatum; feeding behaviour; metaldehyde

Indexed keywords

CHICKWEED; DANDELION; PEST CONTROL; SLUG; WEED; WHEAT;

ASTERACEAE; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; DEROCERAS RETICULATUM; GASTROPODA; POACEAE; STELLARIA MEDIA; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030617469     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404849     Document Type: Article

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