Acceptance and bioefficacy of difethialone as rodenticide and its suitability in the fields

Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 312-316

  Sheikher, Chander ^a   Sood, Pankaj ^a  

^a DR Y S PARMAR UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY   (India)

Author keywords

Bandicota bengalensis; Burrow baiting; Difethialone; Mus booduga; Mus musculus; Rodenticide; Surface baiting

Indexed keywords

BANDICOTA BENGALENSIS; MUS BOODUGA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0033914393     PISSN: 00195022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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