Insect growth regulatory activity of Thevetia nerifolia Juss. against Spodoptera litura (Fab.)

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 212-215

  Ray, Deb Prasad ^a   Dutta, Debashis ^b   Srivastava, S ^c   Kumar, B ^d   Saha, Supradip ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH ON JUTE AND ALLIED FIBRE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Department of Agriculture Govt of West Bengal ^*  (India)

^c ICAR Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums   (India)

^d INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; EMERGENCE; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH REGULATOR; INSECT; MORTALITY; MOTH; PLANT EXTRACT; PUPATION; SOLVENT;

HEXAPODA; SPODOPTERA LITURA; THEVETIA;

EID: 84875541177     PISSN: 16139216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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