Growth-regulatory activity of silver fern extract on. the cotton bollworm, helicoverpa armigera (HÜBNER)

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 295-302

  Josephrajkumar, A ^a   Slibrahmanyam, B ^a   Devakumar, C ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cheilanthes farinosa; Growth inhibitor; Helicovcrpa annigera; Phytoecdysteroid; Silver fern

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006337766     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742758400015654     Document Type: Article

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