An initial investigation of the effects of mulch layers on soil-dwelling arthropod assemblages in vineyards

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dc.contributor.authorAddison, Piaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBaauw, A. H.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGroenewald, G. A.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-07T12:11:21Z
dc.date.available2014-07-07T12:11:21Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionCITATION: Addison, P., Baauw, A. H. & Groenewald, G. A. 2013. An initial investigation of the effects of mulch layers on soil-dwelling arthropod assemblages in vineyards. South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 34(2):266-271, doi:10.21548/34-2-1104.
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dc.description.abstractThe use of mulches is gaining worldwide attention in a number of different crops, including vineyards. However, the effects of mulches on arthropod assemblages are not well documented. We therefore conducted an initial investigation into the effects of three different types of mulch on arthropod assemblages in vineyards. Sampling took place from March to June 2010 on four wine grape farms in the Stellenbosch/ Paarl region using pitfall traps. All arthropods were identified to family level and classified into functional feeding groups. A total of forty different families of springtail (Collembola) and insect (Insecta) were recorded. Cluster analysis indicated a high degree of similarity between the mulch sites and also between the control sites, based on soil-dwelling arthropod diversity. Springtails and ants were most abundant and could be used as reference organisms for future, larger-scale studies on mulches.
dc.description.urihttp://www.journals.ac.za/index.php/sajev/article/view/1104
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dc.format.extent6 pages
dc.identifier.citationAddison, P., Baauw, A. H. & Groenewald, G. A. 2013. An initial investigation of the effects of mulch layers on soil-dwelling arthropod assemblages in vineyards. South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 34(2):266-271, doi:10.21548/34-2-1104.
dc.identifier.issn2224-7904 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0253-939X (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.21548/34-2-1104
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/91812
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSouth African Society for Enology and Viticulture
dc.rights.holderSouth African Society for Enology and Viticulture
dc.subjectArthropod pestsen_ZA
dc.subjectMulchingen_ZA
dc.subjectCollembolaen_ZA
dc.subjectInsectaen_ZA
dc.subjectWine and wine making -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.titleAn initial investigation of the effects of mulch layers on soil-dwelling arthropod assemblages in vineyardsen_ZA
dc.typeArticle
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