Nitrogen and water inputs to tomato plant do not trigger bottom-up effects on a leafminer parasitoid through host and non-host exposures.
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.4750
Abstract: BACKGROUND Bottom-up and top-down forces are major components of biological control against pests in an agro-ecosystem. Understanding the multi-trophic interactions between plants and secondary consumers would help optimize pest control strategies. We manipulated nitrogen and/or… read more here.
Keywords: water inputs; nitrogen water; non host; host ... See more keywords
Above- and below-ground allocation and functional trait response to soil water inputs and drying rates of two common savanna grasses
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.06.008
Abstract: Abstract The study of functional trait plasticity and optimal allocation strategies in a water competition context may help to explain the mechanisms relating plant competition to ecological semi-arid patterns. We measured four functional plant traits… read more here.
Keywords: functional trait; water; root; water inputs ... See more keywords