Effects of crop diversification levels and fertilization regimes on abundance of Brevicoryne brassicae (L.) and its parasitization by Diaeretiella rapae (M'Intosh) in broccoli

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-214

  Ponti, Luigi ^a   Altieri, Miguel A ^a,b   Gutierrez, Andrew Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cabbage aphid; Crop yield; Indirect effects; Insect abundance; Intercropping; Natural enemies; Nitrogen; Organic fertilization; Plant competition

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; BREVICORYNE BRASSICAE; DIAERETIELLA RAPAE; FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34447507826     PISSN: 14619555     EISSN: 14619563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2007.00330.x     Document Type: Article

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