Yield loss and economic threshold estimates for spotted pod borer (Maruca vitrata Fab.) in short duration pigeonpea
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Sanjay M. Bandi
ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur
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Economic thresholds, spotted pod borer, short-duration pigeonpea, yield lossDownloads
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