The role of triterpenes in the weed-insect interaction

Allelopathy Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 259-266

  Barik, A ^a   Banerjee, T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

Author keywords

Altica cyanea; FT IR and 1H NMR spectroscopy; Ludwigia adscendens; Olfactory bioassays; TLC fractions; Triterpene compounds

Indexed keywords

ALTICA; ALTICINI; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; LUDWIGIA; LUDWIGIA ADSCENDENS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 19044400596     PISSN: 09714693     EISSN: 09741240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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