Pesticidal plants in African agriculture: Local uses and global perspectives

Outlooks on Pest Management

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 226-230

  Stevenson, Philip C ^a   Belmain, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biorational pest management; Botanical insecticide; Pesticidal plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 85034717110     PISSN: 17431026     EISSN: 17431034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1564/V27_OCT_10     Document Type: Article

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