Natural products that have been used commercially as crop protection agents

Pest Management Science

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 524-554

  Copping, Leonard G ^a   Duke, Stephen O ^b  

^a National Center for Natural Products Research ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL PRODUCTS UTILIZATION RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungicide; Herbicide; Insecticide; Mode of action; Natural product

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; COMMERCIALIZATION; CROP IMPROVEMENT; PESTICIDE; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CROP; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS; INSECT; PEST CONTROL; PLANT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FUNGI; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HERBICIDES; INSECTICIDES; INSECTS; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDES; PLANTS;

EID: 34547536371     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1378     Document Type: Review

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