Silicon reduces slug feeding on wheat seedlings

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 17-24

  Griffin, Mark ^a   Hogan, Brian ^a   Schmidt, Olaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cereals; Crop protection; Gastropoda; Pest management; Plant defences; Poaceae

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969786187     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-014-0579-1     Document Type: Article

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