Water stress and redlegged earth mites affect the early growth of seedlings in a subterranean clover/capeweed pasture community

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 361-370

  Chapman, R ^a   Ridsdill Smith, T J ^a   Turner, N C ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competitor; Controlled environment; Drought; Feeding damage; Herbage production; Herbivory; Plant animal interactions; Simulated pasture community

Indexed keywords

MITE; PASTURE; PEST DAMAGE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; WATER STRESS; YIELD;

ACARI; ARCTOTHECA CALENDULA; HALOTYDEUS DESTRUCTOR; PENTHALEIDAE; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 0034075513     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR99108     Document Type: Article

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