The effects of Acorus calamus Linn. And Stemona tuberosa Lour. extracts on the insect pest, Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 597, Issue , 2004, Pages 223-229

  Jiyavorranant, T ^a   Supyen, D ^a   Chanbang, Y ^a   Sonthichai, S ^a   Jatisatienr, A ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bioinsecticide; Sweet flag

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447564212     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.597.32     Document Type: Conference Paper

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