Bioefficacy of violacein against Asian armyworm Spodoptera litura Fab. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-77

  Baskar, Kathirvelu ^a   Ignacimuthu, Savarimuthu ^a  

^a LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antifeedant; Chromobacterium violaceum; Larvicidal; Pupicidal; Spodoptera litura; Violacein

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858985351     PISSN: 1658077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssas.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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