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stem t
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to soils
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t
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s p
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ning of f
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br
anc
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es, awi
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t s
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stem is used to suppo
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t t
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c
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op. Mo
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b
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ieswill take place at t
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Inte
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national blue
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Confe
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b
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of
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as
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ing its
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s.
bioc
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e Italian nut
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h
as a
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p
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at a
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e claimed to natu
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all
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en
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ance plant defence
mec
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anisms, imp
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of c
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Italian compan
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,
LEAof Modena, spoke at t
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ence a
b
out t
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fo
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mance of
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ived f
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om ext
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acts of plantmate
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ial containing
nut
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oils, t
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at seems to
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ave incidental action
on some pests.
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r
ials
in 2016wit
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w
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en en
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cont
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ved
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spinosad, nea
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r
to
h
a
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vest.
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p
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win
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newp
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r
om
t
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ebelgium
compan
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DCM. T
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spect
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