Establishment of Optimal Rearing Conditions for the Production of Tenebrio molitor Larvae |
Kim, Sihyeon
(Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonbuk National University)
Kim, Jong Cheol (Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonbuk National University) Lee, Se Jin (Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonbuk National University) Kim, Jae Su (Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonbuk National University) |
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