A review of Solanum mauritianum biocontrol: prospects, promise and problems: a way forward for South Africa and globally

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• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  BioControl (Dordrecht)

• Publication date

  2018-08-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s10526-017-9858-0
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