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Alternative Methods to Manage Silverleaf Whitefly [Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)] in Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.)

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|Jul 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johr-2023-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2353-3978 | Journal ISSN: 2300-5009
Language: English
Page range: 61 - 70
Submitted on: Feb 1, 2023
Accepted on: Apr 1, 2023
Published on: Jul 16, 2023
Published by: National Institute of Horticultural Research
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year

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