Growth analysis of cotton crops infested with spider mites: II. Partitioning of dry matter

Crop Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 492-497

  Sadras, Víctor O ^a   Wilson, Lewis J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABELMOSCHUS; ACARI; ARANEAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HIRSUTUM; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; URTICAE;

EID: 0030899012     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1997.0011183X003700020030x     Document Type: Article

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