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T1 PREDATOR-PREY ASSOCIATION AMONG SELECTED ARTHROPOD SPECIES IN THE CROPLAND OF MIXED-CROP ZONE (MCZ) AND COTTON-WHEAT ZONE (CWZ)
A1 S. A. Rana
A1 T. Ruby
A1 N. Rana
A1 M. Afzal
A1 M. Mahmood-ul-Hassan
A1 M. J. I. Siddiqui
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 22
IS 4
SP 1019
OP 1023
YR 2012
FD 2012/08/01
DO DOI NA
AB <p>Wheat, brassica and fodders (maize, sorghum and alfalfa) were sampled for various arthropod taxa in the mixed-crop (MC) and cotton-wheat (CW) zones of Punjab and predator- prey densities were calculated. Line graphs of predator-prey ratio (p/p) in eight monthly samples were plotted for each predator and its prey species. The most linear horizontal pattern thus obtained revealed an association of a predator to its prey(s). Significance of the association was ascertained by simple linear regression on the relative abundances of both the groups. Findings are helpful in applying a species-specific biological control in nature.</p>
K1 Croplands, Arthropods, Predator-prey relationship.
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2012-JAPS-433