Efficacy of Acorus calamus L. leaves and rhizome on mortality and reproduction of Callosobruchus chinensis L. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 241-247

  Shukla, Ravindra ^a   Kumar, Ashok ^a   Prasad, Chandra Shekhar ^a   Srivastava, Bhawana ^a   Dubey, Nawal Kishore ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chickpea; Deterrence; F1 emergence; Mortality; Oviposition

Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS; BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS CHINENSIS; CICER ARIETINUM; COLEOPTERA; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 68349113822     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: 1347605X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2009.241     Document Type: Article

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