Seasonal patterns in post-dispersal seed predation of Abutilon theophrasti and Setaria faberi in three cropping systems

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 999-1010

  Heggenstaller, Andrew H ^a   Menalled, Fabian D ^b   Liebman, Matt ^a   Westerman, Paula R ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop phenology; Crop rotation; Ecological weed management; Habitat quality; Vegetative cover; Weed seed predation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROPPING PRACTICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION; WEED CONTROL;

IOWA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI; GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SETARIA (PLANT); SETARIA FABERI; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRITICOSECALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33747610715     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01198.x     Document Type: Article

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