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Novel graphs for depicting herbivore damage on plants: the biocontrol of Sesbania punicea (Fabaceae) by an introduced weevil.

Published online: 16 Dec 1989

Authors: Hoffmann, J. H. & Moran, V. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a study of net above-ground productivity of the economically important woody weed, S. punicea, in S. Africa, with and without the introduced monoph...

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Population dynamics of the nitrifying bacterium Nitrosolobus in soil.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Macdonald, R. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ammonium-oxidizing bacteria (Nitrosolobus sp.) were counted every 2 days for 28 days in the top 5 cm of a soil at Rothamsted. The population density f...

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Field development and quality changes in successive generations of Spodoptera exempta Wlk., the African armyworm.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Rose, D. J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Three successive generations of Spodoptera exempta (Wlk.) were observed on cereal crops and grasses at Salisbury Research Station, Rhodesia, during Ja...

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The effects of irrigation, cultivation and some insecticides on the soil arthropods of an East African dry grassland.

Published online: 15 Jul 1968

Authors: Burnett, G. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Investigations were made of arthropods in a silty, poorly drained, gray soil under dry grassland, irrigated sugar cane, and under natural grassland re...

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Defoliation and burning effects on the tillering of Brachiaria decumbens.

Published online: 14 Jun 1988

Authors: Stür, W. W. & Humphreys, L. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Swards of B. decumbens cv. Basilisk were cut at 0 and 10 cm height and the cut material removed or cut, field-dried and burnt 0, 4 or 8 days after cut...

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Plant trait-based approaches to improve nitrogen cycling in agroecosystems.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Abalos, D. & Groenigen, J. W. van & Philippot, L. & Lubbers, I. M. & Deyn, G. B. de

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intensive agriculture is dominated by monocultures of high-yielding plants that receive large applications of nitrogen (N) fertilizers to boost plant ...

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Special Profile: Pollination and pollinators.

Published online: 04 Jun 2008

Authors: Steffan-Dewenter, I. & Westphal, C.

Content type: Journal issue

This Special Profile contains papers covering several topics, including the impact of habitat fragmentation and semi-natural landscape elements for po...

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The foraging behaviour of honeybees on ornamental Malus spp. used as pollinizers in apple orchards.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Kendall, D. A. & Smith, B. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The flowers of 3 ornamental Malus species (M. aldenhamensis, M. floribunda and M. cv. Golden Hornet), and the flowers of Cox, Worcester and Lambourne ...

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The pollinating efficiency of honeybee and bumblebee visits to field bean flowers (Vicia faba L.).

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Kendall, D. A. & Smith, B. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Insect visits and hand-tripping significantly increased the number of pods over that from unvisited flowers. The results indicated that if sufficient ...

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Biological control and the reproductive mode of weeds.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Burdon, J. J. & Marshall, D. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The genetic structure of agricultural plant populations has long been recognized as an important factor in their vulnerability or resistance to diseas...

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