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  1. Casali Institute of Applied Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904, Israel

    Yoel Sasson

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    Ganit Levy-Ruso & Ofer Toledano

  3. Department of Entomology, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, 50250, Bet Dagan, Israel

    Prof. Dr. Isaac Ishaaya

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Sasson, Y., Levy-Ruso, G., Toledano, O., Ishaaya, I. (2007). Nanosuspensions: Emerging Novel Agrochemical Formulations. In: Ishaaya, I., Horowitz, A.R., Nauen, R. (eds) Insecticides Design Using Advanced Technologies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-46907-0_1

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