Agriculture, Methyl Bromide, and the Ozone hole

Plant Disease

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 964-977

  Ristaino, Jean Beagle ^a   Thomas, William ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

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EID: 0030804084     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1997.81.9.964     Document Type: Review

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