Scientific Research and Essays

  • Abbreviation: Sci. Res. Essays
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-2248
  • DOI: 10.5897/SRE
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2768

Full Length Research Paper

Seasonal incidence of major insect- pests and their biocontrol agents of soybean crop (Glycine max L. Merrill)

Rambihari Ahirwar
  • Rambihari Ahirwar
  • Department of Entomology, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur - 492012 (C.G.) India.
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Payal Devi
  • Payal Devi
  • Department of Entomology, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur - 492012 (C.G.) India.
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Rajeev Gupta
  • Rajeev Gupta
  • Department of Entomology, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur - 492012 (C.G.) India.
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  •  Received: 02 February 2015
  •  Accepted: 08 June 2015
  •  Published: 30 June 2015

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