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Investigation of Spray Application of Microbial Herbicides Using Alternaria alternata on Amaranthus retroflexus

J. Lawrie
,
M. P. Greaves
,
V. M. Down
,
N. M. Western
&
S. J. Jaques
Pages 469-479 | Published online: 28 Jun 2010

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