Antifungal activity of the essential oil of hyptis suaveolens and its efficacy in biocontrol measures

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 683-687

  Singh, H B ^a,b   Handique, A K ^a,c  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

^c GAUHATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antifungal property; Biological control; Essential oil; Hyptis suaveolens; Labiatae; Rhizoctonia solani; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; Sclerotium rolfsii; Trichoderma harzianum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001966122     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.1997.9700811     Document Type: Article

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