Influence of Physico-Chemical Variables on Abundance of Chironomidae (Diptera) in Tropical Rice Agroecosystem

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Influence of selected physico-chemical factors such as water level, rice plant height, temperature, pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, total organic matter, total suspended solids. Phosphate and nitrate- nitrogen on larval population of Chironomidae (Diptera) were studied in a rice field. Thses variables showed a wide range of variation over two seasons of rice cultivation studied. Water level, rice plant height, conductivity, phosphate and nitrate- nitrogen contents of the water weakly influenced the abundance of chironomid larvae in this rice field at P=0.05. However, other variables did not affect the larval population.

Keywords: Chironomidae, rice agroecosystem, physico-chemical variables, abundance

Corresponding author: E-mail: csalmah@usm.my

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Al-Shami, S. A. ., Salmah*, M. R. C. ., Azizah, M. N. S. ., & Hassan, A. A. . (2018). Influence of Physico-Chemical Variables on Abundance of Chironomidae (Diptera) in Tropical Rice Agroecosystem. CURRENT APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 680-684.

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S. A. Al-Shami

School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.

M. R. Che Salmah*

School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.

M. N. Siti Azizah

School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.

A. Abu Hassan

School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.

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Vol. 6 No. 2b (2006)

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Chironomidae, rice agroecosystem, physico-chemical variables, abundance

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30 March 2018

Influence of Physico-Chemical Variables on Abundance of Chironomidae (Diptera) in Tropical Rice Agroecosystem

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M. R. Che Salmah*

M. N. Siti Azizah

A. Abu Hassan

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