Managing flea beetles (Phyllotreta spp.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in canola with seeding date, plant density, and seed treatment

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1570-1578

  Dosdall, Lloyd M ^a   Stevenson, F Craig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; PLANTS (BOTANY); QUALITY CONTROL; SEED;

CROP MATURITY; PLANTINGS; SEEDING RATE; SPRING SEEDING;

DISEASES;

DISEASES; PLANTS; SEEDS;

ALTICINI; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; PHYLLOTRETA; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 28444469437     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005.0097     Document Type: Article

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