Selection of flowering forbs for conserving natural enemies in rice fields |
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| Authors: | C Shanker M Mohan M Sampathkumar Ch Lydia G Katti |
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| Institution: | 1. Directorate of Rice Research , Hyderabad , India;2. National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insect , Bengaluru , India |
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| Abstract: | The diversity of natural enemies harboured by flowering forbs on rice field bunds was recorded. Ageratum conozoides with a maximum Shannon diversity index of 1.8 followed by Acmella uliginosa, Eclipta alba and Tridax procumbens are amenable for ecological engineering, providing nectar, pollen and alternate prey to natural enemies. |
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| Keywords: | biodiversity natural enemies parasitoids predators rice forbs |
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