Efficacy of imidacloprid (Confidor 200 SL) against aphids infesting wheat crop

Journal of Central European Agriculture

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 217-222

  Joshi, N K ^a   Sharma, V K ^a  

^a G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Confidor 200 SL imidacloprid wheat aphids Sitobion avenae (F.) Rhopalosiphum maidis (titch)

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; RHOPALOSIPHUM MAIDIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 71749088359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13329049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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