Enhanced biodegradation reduces the capacity of metham sodium to control soil pests

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 72-76

  Matthiessen, John N ^a   Warton, Ben ^b   Shackleton, Mark A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Enhanced biodegradation; Metham sodium; Methyl isothiocyanate; Whitefringed weevil

Indexed keywords

LEUCOLOMA; NAUPACTUS;

EID: 2342598952     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2003.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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