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Red-winged blackbird predation on northern corn rootworm beetles in field corn.

Published online: 03 Jun 1986

Authors: Bollinger, E. K. & Caslick, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Relationships between red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) and the chrysomelid Diabrotica longicornis were studied in field maize in Cayuga Cou...

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A model simulating grasshopper damage to wheat planted in infested stubble.

Published online: 04 Jun 1986

Authors: Hardman, J. M. & Charnetski, W. A. & Mukerji, M. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The authors present a model simulating the effects of the acridid Melanoplus sanguinipes on the yield of spring wheat planted in infested stubble. The...

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The genecology of wheat in a Nepalese centre of diversity.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Witcombe, J. R. & Rao, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a glasshouse trial, 94 accessions of wheat from E. Nepal (alt. 1220-2985 m) were grown under uniform conditions; 39 characteristics of the plants w...

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Long-term effects of disease epidemics.

Published online: 07 Dec 1991

Authors: Jarosz, A. M. & Burdon, J. J. & Müller, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plants from 4 seed lines, developed on the basis of high or low seed wt and whether the seed came from wheat that was healthy or infected by mildew (E...

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Measuring the cost of resistance to Puccinia coronata CDA in Avena fatua.

Published online: 14 Jul 1987

Authors: Burdon, J. J. & Müller, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In greenhouse and field plot experiments, 15 oat lines selected from a natural population in Canberra were compared. Genotypes susceptible to P. coron...

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Individual study: uncleaned crop seed sowing as a tool to conserve Bromus grossus and restore species-rich arable-dependent plant communities.

Published online: 12 Mar 2020

Authors: Piqueray, J. & Gilliaux, V. & Gaillard, T. & Mahy, G. & Delescaille, L. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

Segetal plants, which grow preferentially or exclusively in cereal fields, experienced a strong decline during the last century. Among them, Bromus gr...

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A functional diversity approach of crop sequences reveals that weed diversity and abundance show different responses to environmental variability.

Published online: 01 Sep 2020

Authors: Mahaut, L. & Gaba, S. & Fried, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Combining several crop species and associated agricultural practices in a crop sequence has the potential to control weed abundance while promoting we...

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Annual Report - ICRISAT 2015. Building climate-smart communities.

Published online: 30 Aug 2017

Published by: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics

Content type: Annual report

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Herbicide application affects microhabitat use by arable wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus).

Published online: 17 Apr 1993

Authors: Tew, T. E. & Macdonald, D. W. & Rands, M. R. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Since arable-dwelling wood mice feed on many of the plant and animal species known to benefit from conservation headlands (6-m strips around crop fiel...

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Phosphorus balance of contrasting farming systems, past and present. Can food production be sustainable?

Published online: 27 May 1998

Authors: Newman, E. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Phosphorus inputs and losses are calculated for contrasting farming systems: cereals were a major product in all systems. In typical modern British wh...

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