Pesticides in agriculture - A boon or a curse? A case study of Kerala

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 45, Issue 26-27, 2010, Pages 199-207

  Indira Devi, P ^a  

^a Kerala Agriculture University   (India)

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EID: 82955247754     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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