Persistence of two neem formulations on peach leaves and fruit: Effect of the distribution

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2457-2461

  Sarais, Giorgia ^a   Angioni, Alberto ^a   Lai, Francesco ^a   Cabras, Paolo ^a   Caboni, Pierluigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Azadirachtin A; Azadirachtin B; Deacetylnimbin; Deacetylsalannin; Epicuticular waxes; Leaves; Nimbin; Peaches; Residues; Salannin

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTIN; AZADIRACHTIN B; INSECTICIDE; LIMONOID; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; HALF LIFE TIME; PLANT LEAF; PRUNUS;

AZADIRACHTA; FRUIT; HALF-LIFE; INSECTICIDES; LIMONINS; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; PLANT LEAVES; PRUNUS;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 64549096798     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf803697h     Document Type: Article

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