Lethal and sterile effects of X-ray irradiation on cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (F.) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae)

Beitrage zur Tabakforschung International/ Contributions to Tobacco Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-5

  Imai, Toshihiro ^a   Onozawa, Masahiro ^a   Takekawa, Tetsuya ^b   Shakudo, Taketomi ^b  

^a JAPAN TOBACCO INC   (Japan)

^b Nuclear Fuel Industries   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOBIIDAE; COLEOPTERA; LASIODERMA SERRICORNE; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33646819334     PISSN: 0173783X     EISSN: 16129237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/cttr-2013-0815     Document Type: Article

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