Sorghum Insect Problems and ManagementF

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 178-192

  Guo, Chunshan ^a   Cui, Wei ^a   Feng, Xue ^a   Zhao, Jianzhou ^b   Lu, Guihua ^a,b  

^a National Center for Molecular Crop Design   (China)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROP DAMAGE; CROP PEST; INSECT; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; SORGHUM;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; INSECT; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; SORGHUM;

ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; INSECTS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SORGHUM;

HEXAPODA; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 79251522479     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2010.01019.x     Document Type: Review

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