Economic Thresholds in Soybean-Integrated Pest Management: Old Concepts, Current Adoption, and Adequacy
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عنوان ژورنال: Neotropical Entomology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1519-566X,1678-8052
DOI: 10.1007/s13744-013-0167-8