Abstract
Two experiments were carried out at Ruakura in soil taken from Whatawhata hill country pasture The relative susceptibility of several annual clovers (Trifolium spp) and perennial white clover (T repens) to slugs (Deroceras reticulatum) clover root weevil (Sitona lepidus) adults native crickets (Nemobius sp) or wheat bugs (Nysius huttoni) was tested by sowing seed of the clovers into separate rows in turf Susceptibility of clovers to clover cyst nematode (Heterodera trifolii) was tested by sowing each clover variety into Whatawhata soil inoculated with the nematode Plant growth was assessed in both experiments 4 weeks after sowing White clover was more susceptible to pests than the annual clovers with slugs and clover root weevil significantly reducing seedling survival and clover cyst nematode significantly reducing plant growth Subterranean clover (T subterraneum) cv Denmark was the least affected by pests showing no significant reduction in survival in the presence of slugs the most damaging pest and no significant decrease in plant root and shoot dry weight when exposed to nematodes
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Claim · model-written summary
White clover was more susceptible to pests than annual clovers.
Verbatim
e0“White clover was more susceptible to pests than the annual clovers”
t0“white and annual clovers”
Claim · model-written summary
Slugs significantly reduced white clover seedling survival.
Verbatim
e0“with slugs and clover root weevil significantly reducing seedling survival”
t0“white and annual clovers”
Claim · model-written summary
Clover root weevil significantly reduced white clover seedling survival.
- Taxon
- white and annual cloverst0
- Interactor
- clover root weevil
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Sitona hispiduluse0pest - Outcome
- seedling survivale0
- Direction
- reducinge0
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Verbatim
e0“with slugs and clover root weevil significantly reducing seedling survival”
t0“white and annual clovers”
Claim · model-written summary
Clover cyst nematode significantly reduced white clover growth.
Verbatim
e0“clover cyst nematode significantly reducing plant growth”
t0“white and annual clovers”
Claim · model-written summary
Subterranean clover cv Denmark was least affected by pests.
Verbatim
e0“Subterranean clover (T subterraneum) cv Denmark was the least affected by pests”
t0“white and annual clovers”
Claim · model-written summary
Slug exposure did not significantly reduce survival in subterranean clover cv Denmark.
Verbatim
e0“showing no significant reduction in survival in the presence of slugs”
t0“white and annual clovers”
Claim · model-written summary
Nematode exposure did not significantly decrease root and shoot dry weight in subterranean clover cv Denmark.
Verbatim
e0“no significant decrease in plant root and shoot dry weight when exposed to nematodes”
t0“white and annual clovers”