Efficacy of herbal extracts in management of amaranth leaf caterpillar

International Journal of Vegetable Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-173

  Arivudainambi, S ^a   Selvamuthukumaran, T ^a   Baskaran, P ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Andrographis paniculata; Cleistanthus collinus; Cleome viscosa; Gynandropsis pentaphylla; Herbal extract; Hymenia recurvalis

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CLEISTANTHUS COLLINUS; CLEOME; CLEOME VISCOSA; GYNANDROPSIS; HYMENIA;

EID: 77951608954     PISSN: 19315260     EISSN: 19315279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19315260903375046     Document Type: Article

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