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GENETIC MODELS TO ASSESS THE DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTER-RESISTANCE IN INSECT PESTS EXPOSED TO Bt- SUGARCANE
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Bioengineered Bugs
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1949-1018,1949-1026
DOI: 10.4161/bbug.1.5.13656