Research activities focused on management of red palm weevil at the UJI-IVIA Associated Unit (Region of Valencia, Spain)

EPPO Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 122-127

  Jacas, J A ^a   Dembilio, Ó ^b   Llacer E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b Centre de Proteccio Vegetal i Biotecnologia   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAMAEROPS HUMILIS; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; NEMATODA; RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; WASHINGTONIA FILIFERA;

EID: 79960643535     PISSN: 02508052     EISSN: 13652338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2338.2011.02460.x     Document Type: Article

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