Influence of plant allelochemicals on growth rate, nutritional physiology and mid-gut esterase activity in fifth instar larvae of spodoptera litura (f.) (lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-132

  Mukherjee, Sammdranath ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Allelochemicals; Growth rate; Mid gut esterase activity; Nutritional indices; Spodoptera litura

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NOCTUIDAE; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA LITURA;

EID: 0038580665     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2003.9652531     Document Type: Article

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