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[1] "Retraction Notice: F.O. Alao, T.A. Adebayo, Comparative Efficacy of Tephrosia vogelii and Moringa oleifera against Insect Pests of Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus Thumb), International Letters of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Vol. 51, pp. 5-12, 2015", International Letters of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Vol. 72, p. 65, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILCPA.72.65