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A technique for assessing damage to roots of white clover caused by root feeding insects
Author(s) -
MURRAY P. J.,
CLEMENTS R. O.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1992.tb03480.x
Subject(s) - biology , trifolium repens , pest analysis , agronomy , larva , white (mutation) , repens , botany , biochemistry , gene
Summary A nutrient, slant‐board technique was developed in order to estimate the losses to roots of white clover ( Trifolium repens L.), caused by the feeding of the larvae of Sitona weevils. In this preliminary experiment losses of up to 50% of root length were found. This simple technique was straightforward to use and has the potential for applications in a large range of root‐pest/feeding studies.