Agricultural Journal

Year: 2013
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
Page No. 83 - 88

The Incidence and Severity of Jatropha Dieback Disease in Zaria, Nigeria

Authors : A.B. Zarafi and I.D. Abdulkadir

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