Determinants of Adoption of Integrated Pest Management Practices Among Maize Farmers in Southwest Nigeria
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/contagri-2022-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2466-4774 | Journal ISSN: 0350-1205
Language: English
Page range: 73 - 80
Submitted on: Jan 12, 2021
Accepted on: Jan 4, 2022
Published on: May 31, 2022
Published by: University of Novi Sad
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