African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Diversity of predatory arthropod communities in tobacco-garlic eco-system

Rongquan Lai
  • Rongquan Lai
  • College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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Jianbao Bai
  • Jianbao Bai
  • Staff Development Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou 450008, China.
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Gang Gu
  • Gang Gu
  • Fujian Science and Research Institute of Tobacco Farming, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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Changming Liu
  • Changming Liu
  • College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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Xiujin Zhong
  • Xiujin Zhong
  • Longyan Substation of Fujian Science and Research Institute of Tobacco Farming, Fujian, Longyan 364000, China.
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  •  Received: 10 June 2017
  •  Accepted: 04 July 2017
  •  Published: 13 July 2017

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