IN VITRO effects of garlic (Allium sativum L.) and African basil (Ocimum gratissimum L.) on pathogens isolated from rotted cassava roots

Interciencia

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 742-747

  Okigbo, Raphael N ^a,b   Okorie, Rachel E ^b   Putheti, Ramesh R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cassava; Fungal pathogens; Fungi toxic effect; Plant extracts; Rot

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BOTRYODIPLODIA THEOBROMAE; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; MACROPHOMINA PHASEOLINA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM OXALICUM;

EID: 76949089348     PISSN: 03781844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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