Sweetpotato weevil control

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 583, Issue , 2002, Pages 155-161

  Nottingham, Stephen F ^a   Kays, Stanley J ^b  

^a not available   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cylas formicarius; Ipomoea batatas; Pest control; Sweetpotato; Sweetpotato weevil

Indexed keywords

EID: 29044435122     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.583.17     Document Type: Conference Paper

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