An overview of pre-border weed risk assessment and post-border weed risk management protocols

Plant Protection Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 105-111

  Auld, Bruce ^a,b  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84871708911     PISSN: 08152195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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