Soybean row-spacing: Effects on arthropod population patterns and sampling considerations |
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Authors: | Mark A. Mayse |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Plant Science and Mechanized Agriculture, California State University, 93740 Fresno, California, USA |
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Abstract: | Two soybean field experiments were conducted during 1979 to investigate the effects of different row-spacing patterns (1.0 m vs 0.5 m, and 1.0 m vs broadcast) on population levels of selected herbivorous and beneficial arthropods. Sweepnet sampling was used in both experiments, and the ground-cloth shake method was also used in the 1.0-m vs 0.5-m study. Sweepnet results suggested that both herbivorous and beneficial arthropods tended to be more abundant in narrow row-spacings. However, there were exceptions among both groups, with some species (for example, bean leaf beetle) being more abundant in the conventional row-spacing in one experiment, and with several other species (for example, bigeyed bugs) showing no significant differences. Also, ground-cloth data for lepidopteran larvae showed trends opposite to those from sweepnet data in the 1,0-m vs 0.5-m experiment. Results clearly illustrate the importance of sampling methodology in the interpretation of soybean row-spacing research. |
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Keywords: | Arthropod Row-spacing Soybean |
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