Effect of injury by adult Megacopta punctatissima (Montandon) (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) on the growth of soybean during the vegetative stage of growth

Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-43

  Kikuchi, Atsushi ^a   Kobayashi, Hideharu ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR WESTERN REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Density; Injuring period; Megacopta punctatissima; Soybean; Stem length

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; HEMIPTERA; MEGACOPTA PUNCTATISSIMA; PLATASPIDAE;

EID: 77957697903     PISSN: 00214914     EISSN: 13476068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/jjaez.2010.37     Document Type: Article

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