Insecticidal activity of the medicinal plant, Alstonia boonei De Wild, against Sesamia calamistis Hampson
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Pharmacognostic Characteristics and Mutagenic Studies of Alstonia boonei De Wild
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE B
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1673-1581,1862-1783
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.2007.b0752