Sweetpotato insects: Identification, biology and management

The Sweetpotato

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 161-188

  Sorensen, K A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84859599615     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9475-0_10     Document Type: Chapter

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