Bio-efficacy of Solanum pseudocapsicum L. (solanaceae) against black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon Hufnagel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 174-179

  Jeyasankar, A ^a   Premalatha, S ^a   Rani, Zsudha Jancy ^b  

^a Arignar Anna Government Arts College   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Agrotis ipsilon; Antifeedant; Bioefficacy; Insecticidal; Solanum pseudocapsicum

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALKALOID; DICHLOROMETHANE; FLAVONOID; HEXANE; INSECTICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUININE; TRITERPENOID;

AGROTIS IPSILON; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH REGULATION; INSECT; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PUPA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); SOLANUM PSEUDOCAPSICUM;

EID: 84862324547     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2012.174.179     Document Type: Article

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