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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) for the Control of Insect Pests in Stored Tobacco: A Review Cover

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) for the Control of Insect Pests in Stored Tobacco: A Review

By:
M Blanc,  P Kaelin and  F Gadani  
Open Access
|Dec 2014

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Accepted on: Nov 28, 2001
Published on: Dec 30, 2014
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