Use of homeopathic preparations in phytopathological models and in field trials: a critical review

Homeopathy

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 244-266

  Betti, Lucietta ^a   Trebbi, Grazia ^a   Majewsky, Vera ^b,c   Scherr, Claudia ^d   Shah Rossi, Devika ^d   Jäger, Tim ^b,c   Baumgartner, Stephan ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

^d Society for Cancer Research   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Field trials; Homeopathy; Phytopathological models; Plant disease control

Indexed keywords

HOMEOPATHIC AGENT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; HOMEOPATHY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PLANT DISEASE; PUBLICATION; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; FUNGI; HOMEOPATHY; NEMATODA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; VIRUSES;

EID: 71649111105     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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