Insecticidal and antifungal chemicals produced by plants: A review

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 325-347

  Boulogne, Isabelle ^a,b   Petit, Philippe ^a   Ozier Lafontaine, Harry ^b   Desfontaines, Lucienne ^b   Loranger Merciris, Gladys ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES ANTILLES ET DE LA GUYANE   (France)

^b UR1321   (France)

Author keywords

Attini ants; Environmental chemistry; Fungicide; Green chemistry; Insecticide; Integrated pest management; Natural pesticides; Plants phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; FORESTRY; FUNGI; FUNGICIDES; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); INSECTICIDES; LOSSES; METABOLITES; PEST CONTROL; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ATTINI ANT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY; GREEN-CHEMISTRY; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LEAF-CUTTING ANTS; NATURAL PESTICIDES; PHYTOCHEMICAL; PLANT PHYTOCHEMICAL; PLANT SPECIES;

SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY;

APIACEAE; ATTA; ATTINI; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; LAMIACEAE;

EID: 84868545314     PISSN: 16103653     EISSN: 16103661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-012-0359-1     Document Type: Review

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