Search for dissertations about: "alfalfa"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the word alfalfa.

2. 1. Influence of herbivore-induced changes in host plants on reproductive behaviours in Spodoptera littoralis : herbivore-plant interactions

   Author : Ali Zakir; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
   Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Insect herbivores orient towards host plants using sensory cues and olfaction plays a major role, especially in nocturnal herbivores, during selection of host plants suitable for feeding, mating and oviposition. Plants defend themselves from herbivore feeding by producing volatiles as well as non-volatiles chemical compounds. READ MORE

4. 2. On the Ecology of Saprotrophic Fungi and Bacteria in Soil: Biotic and Abiotic Control of Growth Rates

   Author : Johannes Rousk; MEMEG; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; decomposer ecology; soil pH; temperature relationship; Fungal growth; litter decomposition; bacterial growth; C:N;

   Abstract : Two groups of organisms dominate the decomposition in soil: fungi and bacteria. One of the most important parameters to optimise for any organism is its growth, and thus a direct way to study the effect of environmental factors on fungi and bacteria in soil is to measure their growth rate. READ MORE