Impact assessment of fruit predation by Scutellera perplexa Westwood on the reproductive allocation of Jatropha

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 4684-4689

  Sahai, Kanak ^a   Srivastava, Vinayak ^a   Rawat, Krishana Kumar ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Fruit abortion; Fruit sap sucking; Jatropha curcas; Phenology; Scutellera perplexa

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT-SAP SUCKING; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INSECT PREDATORS; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; PHENOLOGY; SCUTELLERA PERPLEXA; SEED DEVELOPMENT; SEED SIZE;

BIOLOGY; PHENOLS; SEED;

FRUITS;

DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; INJURY; INSECT; LIFE CYCLE; PHENOLOGY; PREDATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEED SIZE; SYNCHRONY;

HEXAPODA; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 81555205731     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.09.022     Document Type: Article

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