Influence of citrus and guava branch architecture on foliage spider fauna

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 406-410

  Ghaffar, Abdul ^a   Musthaq, Shakila ^a   Rana, Shahnaz Akhter ^a   Khalil Ur Rehman, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Citrus; Faisalabad; Foliage spider; Guava trees; Habitat architecture

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; CITRUS; PSIDIUM;

EID: 79955000190     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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