Essential oils from six herbal plants for biocontrol of the maize weevil

HortScience

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 592-598

  Kerdchoechuen, Orapin ^a   Laohakunjit, Natta ^a   Singkornard, Sasathorn ^a   Matta, Frank B ^b  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basil; Clove; Insecticidal property; Kaffir lime; Lime

Indexed keywords

CITRUS AURANTIIFOLIA; CURCULIONIDAE; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77952025477     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.45.4.592     Document Type: Article

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