Toxicity assessment of insecticides commonly used in rice pest management to the fry of common carp, Cyprinus carpio, a food fish culturable in rice fields

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 146-150

  De Mel, G ^a   Pathiratne, Asoka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE; TOXICITY;

CYPRINUS CARPIO; INSECTA;

EID: 17744385741     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2004.00607.x     Document Type: Article

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