Ants and termites: our dryland farm heroes.

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Ants and termites: our dryland farm heroes.
المؤلفون: Sabto, Michele
المصدر: Ecos. Jun/Jul2011, Issue 161, p18-18. 1p. 2 Color Photographs.
مصطلحات موضوعية: *DRY farming, *CROP yields, *AGRICULTURAL productivity, *ANTS, *TERMITES
مصطلحات جغرافية: WESTERN Australia
مستخلص: The article focuses on the research which investigates the role of ants and termites in dryland cropping environment. The three-year study examines the impact of ants and termites on wheat yields of a dryland farm in Western Australia. It revealed that the presence of ants and termites on farmland under low tillage was related to the 36% higher wheat crop yield.
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