Browsing Research Output by Subject "Wheat"
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Nematode pests of maize and other cereal crops
(Springer, 2017)Maize is the most important cereal crop grown in South Africa, followed by wheat and grain sorghum. Yields of grain crops usually vary considerably between years, mainly due to highly variable rainfall. The most widespread ... -
Pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) against the Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
(BioOne, 2020)Two South African Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) strains, PPRI 7598 (non-commercial) and PPRI 7861 (commercial), were compared for virulence against the Russian wheat aphid (RWA), ... -
Photosynthetic responses of canola and wheat to elevated levels of CO2, O3 and water deficit in open-top chambers
(MDPI, 2019)The effects of elevated CO2 (700 ppm) and O3 (80 ppb) alone and in combination on the photosynthetic efficiency of canola and wheat plants were investigated in open-top chambers (OTCs). The plants were fumigated for four ... -
Re-description of two new tydeid records (Acari: Trombidiformes) with a key to Tydoidea species of Turkey
(Systematic and Applied Acarology Society, 2019)Brachytydeus maga Kuznetzov and Tydeus plumosus Karg are re-described as new records for Turkey. The male and tritonymph of the latter are also re-described. A key to all the tydeoid species of Turkey is given. The identity ...