Antibacterial, antifungal and insecticidal activities of some selected medicinal plants of polygonaceae

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 31, 2010, Pages 5032-5036

  Hussain, Farrukh ^a   Ahmad, Bashir ^a   Hameed, Ishfaq ^a   Dastagir, Ghulam ^a   Sanaullah, Parveen ^a   Azam, Sadiq ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Insecticidal; Polygonum persicaria; Polygonum plebejum; Rheum australe; Rumex dentatus; Rumex hastatus; Rumex nepalensis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; INSECTICIDE; METHANOL; MICONAZOLE; PERMETHRIN; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGONUM PERSICARIA EXTRACT; POLYGONUM PLEBEJUM EXTRACT; RHEUM AUSTRALE EXTRACT; RUMEX DENTATUS EXTRACT; RUMEX HASTATUS EXTRACT; RUMEX NEPALENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOSPERM; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CALLOSOBRUCHUS ANALIS; CITROBACTER; CITROBACTER FRUNDII; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HELMINTHOSPORIUM MAYDIS; HYPHOMYCETES; IN VITRO STUDY; INSECT; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHIZOME; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRIBOLIUM; TROGODERMA GRANARIUM;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSARIUM SOLANI; POLYGONACEAE; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM PERSICARIA; RHEUM AUSTRALE; RUMEX DENTATUS; RUMEX HASTATUS; RUMEX NEPALENSIS; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 77956130335     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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