Impact of variable nitrogen fertilisation on arthropods in cotton in Georgia, USA

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 126, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 281-288

  Chen, Yigen ^a   Ruberson, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

"Bottom up" effects; "Top down" effects; Nutrient; Resource availability; Sustainable agriculture; Tri trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; APHID; ARTHROPOD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COTTON; CROP PEST; CROP YIELD; EGG PREDATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEACHING; MORTALITY; NATURAL ENEMY; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION DECLINE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; TRITROPHIC INTERACTION; WATER POLLUTION;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; TIFTON; UNITED STATES;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS GOSSYPII; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; GEOCORIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MIRIDAE; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA;

EID: 42049110972     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2008.02.011     Document Type: Article

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