Volatile oil of Cymbopogon pendulus as an effective fumigant pesticide for the management of storage-pests of food commodities

National Academy Science Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 51-59

  Shukla, Amritesh C ^a  

^a MIZORAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cymbopogon spp; Herbal fumigants; Storage pests

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651158864     PISSN: 0250541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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