Do allelochemicals of Calotropis procera have an effect on the food utilization of Poecilocerus bmtonius (acrididae: Orthoptera)?

Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 235-242

  Al Otaibi, S A ^a   Elsayed, G ^a  

^a TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Feeding; Growth rate; Nymphs; Wheat seedlings

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; CALOTROPIS; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; ORTHOPTERA; POECILOCERUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 42649092872     PISSN: 03235408     EISSN: 14772906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03235400600680485     Document Type: Article

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