Some physiological, biochemical and histopathological effects of Artemisia monosperma against the cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis

Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1098-1110

  Adel, Manal M ^a   El Hawary, Fatma M ^a   Abdel Aziz, Nahid F ^a   Sammour, Elham A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Artemisia monosperma; Biochemical and histopathological studies; Physiological; Spodoptera littoralis

Indexed keywords

ALABAMA ARGILLACEA; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA MONOSPERMA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS;

EID: 77955204600     PISSN: 03235408     EISSN: 14772906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03235400802285562     Document Type: Article

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