Evaluation of vetiver grass root growth, oil distribution, and repellency against formosan subterranean termites

HortScience

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 167-171

  Nix, Karen E ^a   Henderson, Gregg ^a   Zhu, Betty C R ^b   Laine, Roger A ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Isoptera; Subterranean termite; Vetiver oil; Vetiveria zizanioides

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; TOXIC MATERIALS; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE; VETIVERIA ZIZAIONIDES;

GROWTH KINETICS;

GRASSES; INCREMENTS; ISOPTERA; OIL; ROOTS; TOXICITY;

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; ISOPTERA; POACEAE; RHINOTERMITIDAE; VETIVERIA; VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES;

EID: 32344441694     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.41.1.167     Document Type: Article

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