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Integrated Pest and Disease Management in Greenhouse Crops

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  1. Elefterios C. Tjamos
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  1. University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain

    R. Albajes

  2. University of Torino, Torino, Italy

    M. Lodovica Gullino

  3. University of Wageningen, Wageningen, The Netherland

    J. C. van Lenteren

  4. The Volcani Center, ARO, Bet Dagen, Israel

    Y. Elad

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Tjamos, E.C., Grinstein, A., Gamliel, A. (1999). Disinfestation of Soil and Growth Media. In: Albajes, R., Lodovica Gullino, M., van Lenteren, J.C., Elad, Y. (eds) Integrated Pest and Disease Management in Greenhouse Crops. Developments in Plant Pathology, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47585-5_10

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