Effect of certain botanicals on biological activity of nuclear polyhedrosis virus of tobacco caterpillar (Spodoptera litura)

Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 224-226

  Murali Baskaran, R K ^a,b   Venugopal, M S ^a,b   Mahadevan, N R ^a,b  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Dept of Agricultural Entomology ^*

Author keywords

Biological activity; Neem cake extract; Neem seed kernel extract; Nuclear polyhedrosis virus; Spodoptera litura; Tobacco caterpillar

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; INSECT CONTROL; NEEM OIL; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS; SEED OIL;

ACER; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CYPOVIRUS; FABRICIUS; INSECTA; IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA CARNEA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA; SPODOPTERA LITURA; UNIDENTIFIED NUCLEAR POLYHEDROSIS VIRUSES; VITEX; VITEX NEGUNDO;

EID: 13044294687     PISSN: 00195022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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