Biopesticidal value of selected essential oils against pathogenic fungus, termites, and nematodes

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 703-707

  Gupta, Aditi ^a   Sharma, Satyawati ^a   Naik, S N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Anti fungal activity; Anti termitic activity; Essential oils; Mortality; Nematicidal activity

Indexed keywords

ANTI-FUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-TERMITIC ACTIVITY; CLOVE OIL; CYMBOPOGON; DIFFUSION METHOD; EUCALYPTUS OIL; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUMS; GROWTH CHAMBER; IN-FIELD; IN-VITRO; INHIBITION ZONES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA; MINT OIL; MORTALITY; NEMATICIDAL ACTIVITY; ODONTOTERMES; PATHOGENIC FUNGI;

BIOASSAY; FRUITS; FUNGI; MINTS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

BIOASSAY; BIOPESTICIDE; DIFFUSION; ESSENTIAL OIL; EVERGREEN TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GRASS; INHIBITION; LABORATORY METHOD; MORTALITY; NEMATODE; PATHOGENICITY; TERMITE;

CARUM; CARUM CARVI; CEDRUS; CEDRUS DEODARA; CYMBOPOGON; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; EUCALYPTUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; ISOPTERA; MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA; MENTHA; MENTHA ARVENSIS; NEMATODA; ODONTOTERMES OBESUS; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM;

EID: 79957989263     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2010.11.018     Document Type: Article

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