Production of environmentally safe biocides from essential oils having antimicrobial activity

Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 324-331

  Abo El Seoud, Mohamed A ^a   El Tobgy, Kareem M K ^b  

^a HOT LABORATORIES CENTER   (Egypt)

^b Agricultural Research Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Biocides; Biological control; Essential oils; Formulation

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MYRRHIS ODORATA; NIGELLA SATIVA; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PENICILLIUM ITALICUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 77249170738     PISSN: 03235408     EISSN: 14772906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03235400701806211     Document Type: Article

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