Antifungal activity of plumbagin purified from leaves of Nepenthes ventricosa x maxima against phytopathogenic fungi

Plant Pathology Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-115

  Shin, Kwang Soo ^a   Lee, Samkeun ^a   Cha, Byeongjin ^b  

^a Daejeon University   (South Korea)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Nepenthes ventricosa x maxima; Plumbagin

Indexed keywords

EID: 76549131766     PISSN: 15982254     EISSN: 20939280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5423/PPJ.2007.23.2.113     Document Type: Note

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