Nano particles of herbal origin: A recent eco-friend trend in mosquito control

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 167-168

  Adhikari, Utpal ^a   Ghosh, Anupam ^b   Chandra, Goutam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

^b BANKURA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DRYPETES ROXBURGHII EXTRACT; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA EXTRACT; HIBISCUS ROSASINENSIS EXTRACT; INSECT REPELLENT; INSECTICIDE; NANOPARTICLE; NELUMBO NUCIFERA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; DISEASE CARRIER; DRYPETES ROXBURGHII; HIBISCUS ROSASINENSIS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOSQUITO; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VECTOR CONTROL;

EID: 84875068163     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(13)60065-1     Document Type: Article

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