Biological activities of essential oil, aqueous and organic extracts of Pituranthos tortuosus (Coss.) Maire

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-67

  Krifa, Mounira ^a   Gharad, Tahar ^a   Haouala, Rabiaa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b Sousse University   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Allelopathic; Biological pesticides; Fungicide potentialities; Insecticide; P. tortuosus

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALLELOPATHY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DICOTYLEDON; ESSENTIAL OIL; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; INHIBITION; MORTALITY; PESTICIDE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ALTERNARIA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; CRYPTOLESTES FERRUGINEUS; CULEX PIPIENS; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; PITURANTHOS;

EID: 79151481840     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.12.016     Document Type: Article

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