Medicinal plants and its impact of ecology, nutritional effluents and incentive of digestive enzymes on Spodoptera litura (Fabricious)

Asian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 204-211

  Sujatha, S ^a   Joseph, Baby ^a   Sumi, P S ^a  

^a MALANKARA CATHOLIC COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Digestive enzymes; Lepidopteron pest; Medicinal plants; Spodoptera litura

Indexed keywords

ACANTHACEAE; IPOMOEA; JUSTICIA; JUSTICIA ADHATODA; LEPIDOPTERA; MUREX; NOCTUIDAE; SPODOPTERA LITURA;

EID: 77956629177     PISSN: 18191894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajar.2010.204.211     Document Type: Article

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