Pesticide usage pattern for vegetable cultivation in Manmunai South & Eruvilpattu divisional secretariat Division of Batticaloa district, Sri Lanka
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Agricultural Research, Innovation and Technology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2224-0616
DOI: 10.3329/ijarit.v4i1.21092