Mass production

Nematodes as Biocontrol Agent

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 65-78

  Ehlers, Ralf Udo ^a   Shapiro Ilan, David I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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