Evaluation of nematicidal properties of saponins from Medicago spp.

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-197

  Argentieri, Maria Pia ^a   D'Addabbo, Trifone ^b   Tava, Aldo ^c   Agostinelli, Augusta ^b   Jurzysta, Marian ^d   Avato, Pinarosa ^a  

^a Dipartimento Farmaco Chimico   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE PLANT PROTECTION   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^d STATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Medicago; Nematicidal activity; Nematodes; Saponins; Xiphinema index

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIOASSAY; LEGUME; MORTALITY; NEMATODE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PATHOGEN; PLANT EXTRACT; TOXICITY;

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO ARABICA; MEDICAGO ARBOREA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NEMATODA; XIPHINEMA INDEX;

EID: 38149059803     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-007-9207-8     Document Type: Article

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