Post-dispersal predation of weed seeds in rice fields

Weed Research

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 553-560

  Chauhan, B S ^a   Migo, T ^a   Westerman, P R ^b   Johnson, D E ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ants; Invertebrates; Oryza sativa; Residue; Seed predation; Tillage; Vertebrates; Weed

Indexed keywords

ANT; CROP RESIDUE; CROPPING PRACTICE; GRASS; PADDY FIELD; RODENT; SEED BANK; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION; TILLAGE; WEED; WEED CONTROL;

PHILIPPINES;

DIGITARIA (ANGIOSPERM); DIGITARIA CILIARIS; ECHINOCHLOA; ECHINOCHLOA COLONA; ELEUSINE; ELEUSINE INDICA; FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; ORYZA SATIVA; POACEAE; RODENTIA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 78049447067     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: 13653180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2010.00807.x     Document Type: Article

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