Insects associated with Ziziphus plants during the flowering and non-flowering seasons

Allelopathy Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 215-220

  Shonouda, Mourad L ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Allelochemicals; Flowering season; Natural enemies; Non flowering season; Parasitoids; Predators; Ziziphus

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; ZIZIPHUS;

EID: 0344961887     PISSN: 09714693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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