Role of private sector in promoting IPM practices among farming community in Punjab, Pakistan

Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1473-1476

  Ali, S ^a   Ahmad, M ^a   Ali, T ^a   Shahbaz, B ^a   Khan, G A ^a   Iftikhar, M ^a   Nosheen, F ^b  

^a University of Agriculture   (Pakistan)

^b GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Farming community; IPM; Private sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886897958     PISSN: 10187081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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