Endosulfan Resistance in Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Australia
✍ Scribed by R. V. Gunning; C. S. EASTON
- Book ID
- 108969420
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 362 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1326-6756
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