Ethanolic extract of melgota (Macaranga postulata) for repellency, insecticidal activity against rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 379-383

  Rahman, Syed Shayfur ^a   Rahman, Md Mizanur ^a   Khan, Mohammad Mizanur Rahman ^a   Begum, Shameem Ara ^a   Roy, Balaram ^b   Shahed, S M Fakruddin ^a  

^a SHAHJALAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b H M D Sci and Technology University   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Macaranga postulata; Mortality; Repellency; Sitophilus oryzae

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; MACARANGA POSTULATA EXTRACT; PETROLEUM; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COLEOPTERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUPHORBIA; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE;

HEXAPODA; MACARANGA; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE;

EID: 33847386314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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