Impact of individual and co-administrations of juvenile hormone analogue and phytoecdysteroid on the crop management and performance of silkworm, Bombyx mori L

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 470-473

  Nair, K Sashindran ^a   Kariappa, B K ^a   Kamble, C K ^a  

^a CENTRAL SERICULTURAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; JHA; Phytoecdysteroid; Silkworm

Indexed keywords

ECDYSTEROID; JUVENILE HORMONE DERIVATIVE; PHYTOECDYSTEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIVOLTINE ORGANISM; COCOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP MANAGEMENT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LARVAL STAGE; NONHUMAN; SERICULTURE; SILKWORM;

BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 52349123728     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2008.470.473     Document Type: Article

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