The biological control of the weed Acacia longifolia by the gall wasp Trichilogaster acaciaelongfoliae: a study of a plant-insect interaction
Weeds are responsible for about 30 percent of all crop losses worldwide, but all weed research, including biological control, receives only about 10% of crop pest control support. The impact of weeds is insidious, diffuse, and complex Increased use of biological control may help to reduce the massiv...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6250 |