Efficacy of plant extracts against stored products fungi

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 176-178

  Magro, Ana ^a   Carolino, Manuela ^b   Bastos, Margarida ^c   Mexia, António ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fungistatic activity; Natural pesticides; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

CHAMOMILE; CINNAMON EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; LAVENDULA STOECHAS EXTRACT; MALVA SYLVESTRIS EXTRACT; PEPPERMINT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHEMIS; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CANDIDUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CINNAMON; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INHIBITION; FUNGUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM CULMORUM; GARLIC; GROWTH INHIBITION; IC 50; LAVENDER; MALVA; MENTHA PIPERITA; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; STORAGE;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ASPERGILLUS CANDIDUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CHAMAEMELUM NOBILE; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM CULMORUM; LAVANDULA STOECHAS; MALVA; MALVA SYLVESTRIS; MENTHA X PIPERITA; PENICILLIUM SP.;

EID: 33750963998     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-1406(06)70039-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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