Caffeine for reducing bird damage to newly seeded rice

Crop Protection

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 651-657

  Avery, Michael L ^a   Werner, Scott J ^a   Cummings, John L ^a   Humphrey, John S ^a   Milleson, Michael P ^a   Carlson, James C ^a   Primus, Thomas M ^a   Goodall, Margaret J ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agelaius phoeniceus; Bird repellent; Blackbird; Caffeine; Crop damage; Louisiana; Molothrus ater; Rice; Seed treatment

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; PEST CONTROL; PEST DAMAGE; REPELLENT; RICE;

LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AGELAIUS; AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS; AVES; MOLOTHRUS ATER; TURDUS MERULA;

EID: 18844431320     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2004.11.009     Document Type: Article

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