Landscape Maintenance Firms: II. Pest Management Practices
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Economic Profile of Atlanta Landscape Maintenance and Lawn Care Firms
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Environmental Horticulture
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0738-2898,2573-5586
DOI: 10.24266/0738-2898-14.2.58