Adoption of pest management practices by vegetable growers: A case study

American Entomologist

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 236-242

  Smith, Dudley T ^a   Harris, Marvin K ^a   Liu, T X ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3142541696     PISSN: 10462821     EISSN: 21559902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ae/48.4.236     Document Type: Article

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