Response of the weed Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) to defoliation by the introduced biocontrol agent Zygogramma bicolorata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-16

  Dhileepan, K ^a   Setter, S D ^a   McFadyen, R E ^b  

^a Queensland Government Tropical Weeds Research Centre   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Defoliation; Herbivory; Impact assessment; Parthenium hysterophorus; Plant response; Water stress; Zygogramma bicolorata

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOMASS; DEFOLIATION; FLOWERING; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; WATER STRESS; WEED CONTROL;

ASTERACEAE; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS; ZYGOGRAMMA; ZYGOGRAMMA BICOLORATA;

EID: 0033826367     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.2000.0847     Document Type: Article

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