Inhibitory effects of some medicinal plant extracts on the growth of Ascosphaera apis

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 678, Issue , 2005, Pages 183-189

  Chantawannakul, P ^a   Puchanichanthranon, T ^a   Wongsiri, S ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antifungal property; Chalkbrood disease; Cinnamomum cassia; Honey bee; Piper betel

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349612694     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.678.26     Document Type: Conference Paper

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