Effects of intercropping with aromatic plants on the diversity and structure of an arthropod community in a pear orchard

BioControl

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 741-751

  Song, Bei Zhou ^a   Wu, Hong Ying ^a   Kong, Yun ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a   Du, Yan Li ^a   Hu, Jing Hui ^a   Yao, Yun Cong ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (China)

Author keywords

Aromatic plants; Arthropod diversity; Community structure; Intercropping; Pear orchard; Pests

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; ARTHROPOD; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIVERSITY INDEX; FRUIT; GRASS; HERB; INTERCROPPING; ORCHARD; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTHROPODA; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA CYANUS; NEPETA; NEPETA CATARIA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM; POACEAE; PYRUS;

EID: 78649333766     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-010-9301-2     Document Type: Article

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