Control of insect damage to black spruce seed cones with neem

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 40-43

  Kostyk, Barry C ^a   Wanner, Kevin W ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

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EID: 0006983314     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/14.1.40     Document Type: Article

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