Microcosm studies for the biodegradation of carbaryl in soil

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1079-1084

  Naqvi, Tatheer Alam ^a   Kanhar, Nisar Ahmed ^b   Shar, Abdul Hussain ^b   Hussain, Masroor ^c   Ahmed, Safia ^c  

^a KARAKORAM INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b SHAH ABDUL LATIF UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

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EID: 79955398552     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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