Investigating the effects of crop type, fertility management and crop protection on the activity of beneficial invertebrates in an extensive farm management comparison trial

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 267-276

  Eyre, M D ^a   Sanderson, R A ^a   Shotton, P N ^a   Leifert, C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cereals; Crop protection; Fertility management; Grass; Natural enemies; Organic farming; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; BEETLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP; EXTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILITY; GRASS; INVERTEBRATE; LEGUME; ORGANIC FARMING; SAMPLING; WHEAT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BRACONIDAE; CARABIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; HORDEUM; ICHNEUMONIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LINYPHIIDAE; LYCOSIDAE; STAPHYLINIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 70349192799     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2009.00337.x     Document Type: Article

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