Molluscicidal activity of Abrus precatorius Linn. and Argemone mexicana Linn.

Chemosphere

Volumn 38, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 3319-3328

  Singh, Sushma ^a   Singh, D K ^a  

^a D D U GORAKHPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRIN; ARGEMONE OIL; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; MOLLUSCACIDE; PROTOPINE; SANGUINARINE;

PESTICIDE;

ABRUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; SNAIL;

EID: 0033151407     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00565-7     Document Type: Article

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