Effect of brassica strips on the population of aphids and arthropod predators in wheat ecosystem

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 173-179

  Sherawat, Sher Muhammad ^a   Butt, Abida ^b   Tahir, Hafiz Muhammad ^c  

^a Department of Agriculture ^*  (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Aphids; Brassica; Predators; Strip cropping; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; APHID; ARTHROPOD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PEST; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; GROWING SEASON; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INTERCROPPING; PREDATOR CONTROL; TILLERING; WEIGHT; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN]; SHEIKHUPURA;

APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; CHRYSOPERLA CARNEA; COCCINELLIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84855423541     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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