Consumer Preferences for Traditional, Neonicotinoid-free, Bee-friendly, or Biological Control Pest Management Practices on Floriculture Crops
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عنوان ژورنال: HortScience
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0018-5345,2327-9834
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.50.5.721