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Effect of Different Soils on Pheromone-Enhanced Movement of Entomopathogenic Nematodes

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|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2025-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2640-396X | Journal ISSN: 0022-300X
Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 2, 2025
Published on: Mar 29, 2025
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