The role of International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in biological control of weeds

Biological Control of Tropical Weeds Using Arthropods

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 453-464

  Beed, Fen ^a   Dubois, Thomas ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Uganda)

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EID: 84899455878     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511576348.023     Document Type: Chapter

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