Sensitivity of Spilarctia obliqua to root extracts of catharanthus roseus

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 270-274

  Prajapati, Veena ^a   Tripathi, A K ^a   Jain, D C ^a   Sharma, S ^a   Khanuja, S P S ^a  

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

Author keywords

Antifeedant; Catharanthus roseus; Fecundity; Fertility and insect growth regulator; Fraction; Spilarctia obliqua

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CHLOROFORM; INSECTICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; LEPIDOPTERA; MALE; MALE STERILITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT;

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; SPILARCTIA OBLIQUA;

EID: 0031825893     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199806)12:4<270::AID-PTR293>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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