Estimating Diabrotica virgifera virgifera damage functions with field trial data: applying an unbalanced nested error component model

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 409-419

  Dun, Z ^a   Mitchell, P D ^a   Agosti, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Consorzio Difesa Colture Intensive di Brescia ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Node injury scale; Random effects composed error model; Western corn rootworm

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; BEETLE; DRYLAND FARMING; INJURY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAIZE; PEST DAMAGE; YIELD RESPONSE;

ILLINOIS; ITALY; UNITED STATES;

DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954067732     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2009.01487.x     Document Type: Article

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