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Factors Limiting Commercial Success of Neem Insecticides in North America and Western Europe

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Isman, M.B. (2004). Factors Limiting Commercial Success of Neem Insecticides in North America and Western Europe. In: Koul, O., Wahab, S. (eds) Neem: Today and in the New Millennium. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2596-3_3

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