Post-dispersal weed seed predation by invertebrates in conventional and low-external-input crop rotation systems

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 116, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 280-288

  O'Rourke, Megan E ^a   Heggenstaller, Andrew H ^a   Liebman, Matt ^a   Rice, Marlin E ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agro ecology; Biological weed control; Crickets; Ground beetles; Iowa; Natural enemies; Post dispersal seed predation

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; CROP ROTATION; INVERTEBRATE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PITFALL TRAP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEED PREDATION; WEED CONTROL;

ALLONEMOBIUS ALLARDI; GLYCINE MAX; GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLUS PENNSYLVANICUS; INVERTEBRATA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ORTHOPTERA; SETARIA (PLANT); SETARIA FABERI; TRITICOSECALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33745200997     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.02.018     Document Type: Article

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