Phyto-activity of biocides used to manipulate herbivory: Tests of three pesticides on fourteen plant species

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 313-320

  Hector, A ^a,b   Wilby, A ^b   Latsch, O G ^b   Brown, V K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorpyrifos; Dimethoate; Dursban; Herbivory; Insecticide; Metaldehyde; Molluscicide; Phyto stimulation; Phyto toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANISANTHA; ANISANTHA STERILIS; BROMUS STERILIS; SONCHUS ASPER; STELLARIA GRAMINEA; TRIFOLIUM DUBIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 4644298069     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

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