Control of plant-parasitic nematodes by a nematicidal strain ofAspergillus niger
β Scribed by B. M. Zuckerman; M. Matheny; N. Acosta
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 643 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-0331
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