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The molluscicidal properties of Apodytes dimidiata (Icacinaceae): geographical variation in molluscicidal potency

T. D. Brackenbury Biological Control Products, P.O. Box 1561, Pinetown3600, South Africa
Pages 511-518 | Received 16 Sep 1998, Accepted 05 Apr 1999, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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