A comparison of wheat bulb fly (Delia coarctata) egg numbers in ridge and furrow soil samples from potato crops |
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| Authors: | M F FRANKLIN R G McKINLAY |
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| Institution: | ARC Unit of Statistics, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ;Edinburgh School of Agriculture, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG |
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| Abstract: | In soil samples taken with a shovel from 97 potato maincrops in east Scotland during 1978 to 1981, wheat bulb fly (Delia coarctata) eggs were more numerous on ridges than in furrows. The ratio of the number of eggs on the ridge to the number of eggs in the furrow was higher in Lothian Region (3·25) than in Fife Region (1·59) but differed significantly (P < 0·05) from 1·0 in both Regions. To obtain maximum precision of the estimate of the total wheat bulb fly egg population in a potato field, more samples should be taken from the ridge than from the furrow, in approximate proportion to the egg numbers. |
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