Phytotoxicity of lemon-scented eucalypt oil and its potential use as a bioherbicide

Crop Protection

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1209-1214

  Batish, Daizy R ^a   Setia, N ^a   Singh, H P ^a   Kohli, R K ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioherbicides; Cellular respiration; Chlorophyll content; Dose response; Eucalyptus citriodora; Phytotoxicity; Seed germination; Seedling growth; Volatile oil; Weed management

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; GERMINATION; HERBICIDE; PHYTOTOXICITY; WEED CONTROL;

AMARANTHUS VIRIDIS; CASSIA; CITRUS LIMON; CORYMBIA CITRIODORA; ECHINOCHLOA; ECHINOCHLOA CRUS-GALLI; EUCALYPTUS; GALLI; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; SENNA; SENNA OCCIDENTALIS; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 8444223071     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2004.05.009     Document Type: Article

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