Agricultural methods to reduce the risk to birds from cereal seed treatments on fenlands in eastern England. I. Sowing depth manipulation

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-73

  Pascual, J A ^a   Hart, A D M ^a   Saunders, P J ^b   McKay, H V ^a   Kilpatrick, J ^b   Prosser, P ^a  

^a Central Science Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birds; Exposed seeds; Husbandry; Insecticidal seed treatments; Risk management; Sowing depth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033547745     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(98)00163-7     Document Type: Article

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