Fungicidal potential of essential oils and fractions from cymbopogon citratus, ocimum gratissimum and thymus vulgaris to control alternaria padwickii and bipolaris oryzae, two seed-borne fungi of rice (oryza sativa L.)

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 581-587

  Nguefack, J ^a   Nguikwie, S K ^a   Fotio, D ^a   Dongmo, B ^a   Zollo, P H Amvam ^a   Leth, V ^b   Nkengfack, A E ^a   Poll, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

2 terpinene; Antifungal activity; Cymbopogon citratus; Essential oil composition; Geranial; Lamiaceae; Natural pesticides; Neral; Ocimum gratissimum; P cymene; Poaceae; Thymol; Thymus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FUNGI; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); HYDROCARBONS; OXYGENATION;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; MONOTERPENES;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA PADWICKII; BIPOLARIS ORYZAE; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; FUNGI; LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; ORYZA SATIVA; POACEAE; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 37149038964     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2007.9699336     Document Type: Article

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