Higher Fertilizer Inputs Increase Fitness Traits of Brown Planthopper in Rice

Abstract Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the primary staple food source for more than half of the world’s population. In many developing countries, increased use of fertilizers is a response to increase demand for rice. In this study, we investigated the effects of three principal fertilizer components (n...

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Main Authors: M. M. Rashid, N. Ahmed, M. Jahan, K. S. Islam, C. Nansen, J. L. Willers, M. P. Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05023-7