Biocontrol of ixodid ticks by forage legume Stylosanthes scabra (Vogel)

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 428-430

  Khudrathulla, M D ^a   Jagannath, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Ixodid ticks; Stylosanthes scabra

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032347299     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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