Phytotoxicity of the volatile monoterpene citronellal against some weeds

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 61, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 334-340

  Singh, Harminder Pal ^a   Batish, Daizy R ^a   Kaur, Shalinder ^a   Kohli, Ravinder K ^a   Arora, Komal ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Membrane Integrity; Mitotic Inhibitor; Post Emergent Herbicidal Activity

Indexed keywords

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; ALLIUM CEPA; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; MALVASTRUM COROMANDELIANUM; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS; PHALARIS; PHALARIS MINOR; SENNA; SENNA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 33746093493     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2006-5-606     Document Type: Article

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