Integrating agricultural pest biocontrol into forecasts of energy biomass production
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a Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, 164 Food Safety and Toxicology Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States b Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Agriculture Hall, 446 W Circle Dr., East Lansing, MI 48824-1039, United States c Department of Entomology, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 5370, United States d Department of Economics and Management Sciences (FASEG), University of Lome, 114 Rue Agbalepedogan, BP: 20679, Lome, Togo e Center for Agricultural & Energy Policy Modeling in Africa (CAEMA), 114 Rue Agbalepedogan, BP: 20679, Lome, Togo
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