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The consequences of defoliation of alfalfa seedlings bySitona lineatus L. and by hand cutting of the same shape and extent were compared. Insect feeding caused (after 40 days) significantly greater decrease of plant weight (especially in roots) than artificial defoliation.
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Havlíčková, H. Different response of alfalfa plants to artificial defoliation and to feeding by pea leaf weevil (Sitona lineatus L.). Experientia 38, 569–570 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02327053
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