Chemical composition of Eucalyptus erythrocorys essential oils and evaluation of their herbicidal and antifungal activities

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 571-577

  Ben Ghnaya, Asma ^a   Hanana, Mohsen ^b   Amri, Ismail ^c   Balti, Hazar ^c   Gargouri, Samia ^d   Jamoussi, Bassem ^e   Hamrouni, Lamia ^c  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE BORJ CÉDRIA   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^e Laboratoire de Chimie Institut Supérieur d'Éducation et de Formation Continue   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Essential oils; Eucalyptus erythrocorys; Phytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ESSENTIAL OIL; FUNGICIDE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GERMINATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERBICIDE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOTOXICITY; WEED;

EID: 84881562636     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-013-0501-2     Document Type: Article

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