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A <strong>review</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>leguminous</strong> <strong>fertility</strong>-<strong>building</strong> <strong>crops</strong>, Defra project OF0316 2. Rotational aspects<br />

Table 2.8. The risk <strong>of</strong> invertebrate pest attack in organic cereals following a range <strong>of</strong> <strong>fertility</strong>-<strong>building</strong>/catch <strong>crops</strong><br />

Fertility builder/ Cereal crop<br />

catch crop Pest Wheat Barley Oats Rye Triticale Maize<br />

Grass/clover ley Slugs <br />

Leatherjackets <br />

Frit fly (autumn gen) <br />

Frit fly (spring gen) - - oat grains - - <br />

Wireworms <br />

Aphids (BYDV) <br />

Aphids (direct feeding) ?<br />

Chafers <br />

Wheat flea beetle - - - - -<br />

Wheat shoot beetle - - - - -<br />

Opomyza spp. - - - - -<br />

Crambid moths ? ? ?<br />

Common rustic moth - - - -<br />

Clover Leatherjackets <br />

Wireworms <br />

Slugs <br />

Stem nematode - - oat-onion race - - -<br />

Peas and beans Stem nematode - - oat-onion race - - -<br />

Wheat bulb fly rarely - - - -<br />

Written by S Cuttle, M Shepherd & G Goodlass Page 42

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