Performance of Spodoptera litura Fabricius on different host plants: Influence of nitrogen and total phenolics of plants and mid-gut esterase activity of the insect

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 895-899

  Ghumare, S S ^a   Mukherjee, S N ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Host plants; Mid gut esterase activity; Nitrogen: Spodoptera litura; Total phenolics

Indexed keywords

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; NITROGEN; TISSUE CULTURE;

FOOD CONSUMPTION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ESTERASE; INSECT PROTEIN; NITROGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FOOD PREFERENCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LARVA; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT LEAF;

ANIMALS; ESTERASES; FOOD PREFERENCES; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; NITROGEN; PHENOLS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS; SPODOPTERA;

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; ANIMALIA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; FABRICIUS; GOSSYPIUM; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HIRSUTUM; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MENTHA; MENTHA ARVENSIS; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SPODOPTERA LITURA;

EID: 0042197293     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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