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Effect of root feeding by Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera : Curculionidae) larvae on leaf gas exchange and growth of three ornamental tree species
Author(s): A. P. Diaz, C. Mannion and B. Schaffer
Month: Jun
Year: 2006
Publication Type: Article
Journal: Journal of Economic Entomology
Journal Link: http://esa.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/esa/jee
Volume: 99
Issue: 3
Pages: 811-821
Article Topic(s): Pathology
Research Setting(s): Nursery
Species Referenced: Conocarpus erectus (Button mangrove),
Abstract
Root feeding by Diaprepes abbreviatus on Conocarpus erectus significantly reduced CO2 assimilation, transpiration and stomatal conductance. In Quercus virginiana, leaf gas exhange was not affected by larval herbivory.Suggested Citation
A. P. Diaz, C. Mannion and B. Schaffer. "Effect of root feeding by Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera : Curculionidae) larvae on leaf gas exchange and growth of three ornamental tree species." Journal of Economic Entomology 99.3 (2006): 811-821.Go back