Natural regulation of Delia radicum in organic cabbage production

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 164, Issue , 2013, Pages 183-189

  Meyling, Nicolai V ^a   Navntoft, Søren ^a   Philipsen, Holger ^a   Thorup Kristensen, Kristian ^b   Eilenberg, Jørgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carabidae; Organic fertilizer; Pest management; Staphylinidae; Trybliographa rapae

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CROP PEST; EGG PREDATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLY; GREEN MANURING; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INTERCROPPING; LEAFY VEGETABLE; NATURAL ENEMY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC FARMING; PARASITOID; PREDATOR; SURVIVAL;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DELIA RADICUM; STAPHYLINIDAE; TRYBLIOGRAPHA RAPAE;

EID: 84869887994     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.09.019     Document Type: Article

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