Host plant preference of Lygus hesperus exposed to three desert-adapted industrial crops
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Potassium chloride deters Lygus hesperus feeding behavior
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عنوان ژورنال: Industrial Crops and Products
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0926-6690
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2016.05.041