Influence of seed density and aggregation on post-dispersal weed seed predation in cereal fields

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-25

  Marino, Paul C ^a   Westerman, P R ^b   Pinkert, C ^b   Van Der Werf, W ^b  

^a School of Business   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cereal fields; Chenopodium album; Density dependence; Seed predation; Weed seeds

Indexed keywords

ARABLE FARMING; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CEREAL; SEED PREDATION; WEED CONTROL;

BENELUX; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

CHENOPODIUM ALBUM;

EID: 13744259697     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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