Tri-trophic interactions between a plant, a herbivore and a predator: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for a degree of Bachelor of Horticultural Science with Honours at Lincoln University

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Tri-trophic interactions between a plant, a herbivore and a predator: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for a degree of Bachelor of Horticultural Science with Honours at Lincoln University

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An experiment was conducted at Lincoln University, New Zealand, in the autumn of 1994. Four treatments consisting of four Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) larvae placed on unwounded and wounded tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum cv. Moneymaker (Miller)) in the presence or absence of a predatory carabid (Megadromus antarcticus (Chaudoir)) were established. Each treatment consisted of 20 replicates (i.e. plants) arranged in a randomised complete block design. The influence of wound induced che...

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Thesis

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Doctoral

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1994

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Smith, Jason T.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10182/14738

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wound induced change / feeding behaviour / tri-trophic interactions / predation / Spodoptera litura / noctuidae / tomato / Metadromus antarcticus / carabidae / Lycopersicon esculentum cv. Moneymaker / Horticultural crop protection (incl. pests, diseases and weeds) / Biological control

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