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Clay Perkins – Exit Seminar

November 9, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Relationship between Aphid Infestations, Aphid Management Regimes, and the Incidence of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus in Soft Red Winter Wheat

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Date:: November 9, 2018
Time:: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Event Category:: EPP seminars

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160 Plant Biotechnology Building

2505 EJ Chapman Drive, 160 PBB
Knoxville, TN 37996-4560 United States + Google Map

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