Natural products from plants: Commercial prospects in terms of antimicrobial, herbicidal and bio-stimulatory activities in an integrated pest management system

Natural Products in Plant Pest Management

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 42-90

  Pretorius, J C ^a   Van der Watt, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

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