Species of Oligonychus infesting date palm cultivars in the southern Arava Valley of Israel

Phytoparasitica

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 144-153

  Palevsky, E ^a   Ucko, O ^b   Peles, S ^c   Yablonski, S ^a   Gerson, U ^d  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

^c Optical Technology and Networking Group Israel   (Israel)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arava Valley; Barhi; Date mites; Date palm; Deglet Noor; Israel; Medjool; Oligonychus afrasiaticus; Oligonychus senegalensis; Phoenix dactylifera

Indexed keywords

ACARI; CYNODON DACTYLON; OLIGONYCHUS; OLIGONYCHUS AFRASIATICUS; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA; PINNA;

EID: 0037285654     PISSN: 03342123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02980784     Document Type: Article

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