A study of the essential oils of four sudanese accessions of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) against Anopheles mosquito larvae

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1359-1363

  Nour, Azhari H ^a   Elhussein, Salah A ^b   Osman, Nour A ^b   Nour, Abduelrahman H ^a   Yusoff, Mashitah M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEZIRA   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Anopheles mosquito; Basil; Essential oil; Larvicidal activity; Ocimum basilicum

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349267981     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2009.1359.1363     Document Type: Article

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