Antifungal effect of essential oils on in vitro growth of pathogenic fungi

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 409-414

  Sitara, Uzma ^a   Niaz, Ishrat ^a   Naseem, Jawed ^a   Sultana, Nasreen ^a  

^a PAKISTAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Pakistan)

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Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; FERULA ASSA-FOETIDA; FOENICULUM VULGARE; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; NIGELLA; NIGELLA SATIVA;

EID: 49449091398     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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