Bionomics of the common pistachio psylla, Agonoscena Pistaciae, in Iran

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 591, Issue , 2002, Pages 535-539

  Mehrnejad, M R ^a  

^a Iranian Pistachio Research Institute   (Iran)

Author keywords

Development; Oenopia conglobata; Pistachio; Pistacia mutica; Pistacia vera; Psyllaephagus pistaciae; Reproduction; Seasonal forms

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142531378     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.591.82     Document Type: Conference Paper

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