Nitrogen fertilization effects on Myzus persicae aphid dynamics on peach: Vegetative growth allocation or chemical defence?

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-133

  Sauge, Marie Hélène ^a   Grechi, Isabelle ^b   Poëssel, Jean Luc ^c  

^a Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

^b Campus international de Baillarguet   (France)

^c Researches Center of Avignon   (France)

Author keywords

Aphididae; Cropping practice; Hemiptera; Nutrient stress; Pest control; Prunus persica; Resource allocation; Rosaceae; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; APHID; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CROPPING PRACTICE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ESTER; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HERB; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORCHARD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PEST CONTROL; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT DEFENSE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

APHIDIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; MYZUS PERSICAE; PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; ROSACEAE;

EID: 77955775002     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: 15707458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2010.01008.x     Document Type: Article

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