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RESEARCH ARTICLE

The effect of different growing substrates on the development and quality of Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita (Nematoda: Rhabditidae)

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Pages 1026-1038 | Received 07 Feb 2014, Accepted 11 Apr 2014, Published online: 16 Jun 2014

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