Antifeedant activity of Quercetin isolated from the stem bark of Bobgunnia madagascariensis (Desv.) J.H.Kirkbr & Wiersema. (Caesalpiniaceae)

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3342-3346

  Adeyemi, M M ^a   Adebote, D A ^b   Amupitan, J O ^b   Oyewale, A O ^b   Agbaji, A S ^a  

^a National Research Institute for Chemical Technology   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antifeedant; Bobgunnia madagascariensis; Flavonoids; Quercetin

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650265981     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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