Rain fall : A major factor leading to outbreak of Teak (Tectona grandis) defoliator, Hyblaea puera cramer (Lepidoptera : Hyblaeidae) in commercial Teak plantation

Indian Forester

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 316-320

  Loganathan, J ^a   David, P M M ^a,b  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b India   (India)

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