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First finding of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in pine plantations of the Republic of Armenia

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|Feb 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2025-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2640-396X | Journal ISSN: 0022-300X
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