Cabbage aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae. L.) 'Performance' on oilseed rape (Brassica napus. L.) experiencing water deficits: Roles of temperature and food quality

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 407, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 499-505

  Burgess, A J ^a   Warrington, S ^a   Allen Williams, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Brevicoryne brassicae; Cabbage aphid; Development time; Leaf temperature; Mrgr; Soluble nitrogen

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICACEAE; BREVICORYNE BRASSICAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0040916651     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1996.407.63     Document Type: Conference Paper

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