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A review on the biology and management of potato tuber moth

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|Feb 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/agri-2022-0009 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4376 | Journal ISSN: 0551-3677
Language: English
Page range: 97 - 109
Submitted on: Jun 10, 2022
Accepted on: Oct 14, 2022
Published on: Feb 18, 2023
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