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Detached Leaf Assays to Simplify Gene Expression Studies in Potato During Infestation by Chewing Insect Manduca sexta
Published on: May 15, 2019
Benzene hexachloride and other compounds for control of wireworms infesting potatoes
Journal of Economic Entomology
|March 19, 2010
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