Pest management and pollination of cantaloupes grown under spunbonded row covers in West Africa

Journal of Horticultural Science

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 755-766

  Vaissiere, B E ^a   Froissart, R ^b,c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b FAOR ^*  (Senegal)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

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EID: 0029862063     PISSN: 00221589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.1996.11515456     Document Type: Article

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