Livol (IHF-1000), a new herbal growth promoter in white prawn, Penaeus indicus (Crustacea)

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 38-43

  Sambhu, C ^a   Jayaprakas, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

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