Phytotoxic, insecticidal and leishmanicidal activities of aerial parts of Polygonatum verticillatum

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1241-1244

  Saeed, Muhammad ^a   Khan, Haroon ^a   Khan, Murad Ali ^b   Simjee, Shabana Usman ^c   Muhammad, Naveed ^a   Khan, Saeed Ahmad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^b KOHAT UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Insecticidal activity; Leishmanicidal activity; Phytotoxicity; Polygonatum verticillatum

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; BUTANOL; CHLOROFORM; HERBICIDE; HEXANE; INSECTICIDE; POLYGONATUM EXTRACT; POLYGONATUM VERTICILLATUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HERBICIDAL ACTIVITY; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; INSECT; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLYGONATUM; POLYGONATUM VERTICILLATUM; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA;

HEXAPODA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEMNA; POLYGONATUM; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA;

EID: 77949682597     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb09.1448     Document Type: Article

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