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Isolation, identification of entomopathogenic nematodes with insights into their distribution in the Syrian coast regions and virulence against Tuta absoluta

Journal of Nematology
Volume 55 (2023): Issue 1 (February 2023)
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|Nov 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2023-0056 | Journal eISSN: 2640-396X | Journal ISSN: 0022-300X
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Language: English
Submitted on: May 18, 2023
Published on: Nov 30, 2023
Published by: Society of Nematologists, Inc.
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Keywords:
Identification,
Distribution,
Biological control,
Syria
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Life sciences, other

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