Ethnobotanical survey of pesticidal plants used in South Uganda: Case study of Masaka district

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1155-1163

  Mwine, J ^a   Van Damme, P ^b   Kamoga, G ^a   Kudamba, K ^a   Nasuuna, M ^a   Jumba, F ^a  

^a UGANDA MARTYRS UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Conservation; Developing countries; Indigenous knowledge; Inventory

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; FLOWER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PEST ORGANISM; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT PRODUCT; PLANT SEED; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UGANDA;

ABRUS PRECATORIUS; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BIDENS PILOSA; EUPHORBIA CANDELABRUM; EUPHORBIA TIRUCALLI; EUPHORBIACEAE; MELIA AZEDARACH; MELIACEAE; PHOENIX RECLINATA; TAGETES MINUTA; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

EID: 79955562422     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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