Antifungal activity of the methanol extract of Myristica malabarica fruit rinds and the active ingredients malabaricones against phytopathogenic fungi

Plant Pathology Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 317-321

  Choi, Nam Hee ^a,b   Choi, Gyung Ja ^a   Jang, Kyoung Soo ^a   Choi, Yong Ho ^a   Lee, Sun Og ^a   Choi, Jae Eul ^b   Kim, Jin Cheol ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Bombay mace; Malabari cone; Myristica malabarica; Resorcinols

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959310313     PISSN: 15982254     EISSN: 20939280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5423/PPJ.2008.24.3.317     Document Type: Article

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