Botanical insecticide research: Many publications, limited useful data

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 140-145

  Isman, Murray B ^a   Grieneisen, Michael L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Botanical insecticides; Chemical composition; Essential oils; Natural products; Positive controls

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; ESSENTIAL OIL; INSECTICIDE;

BOTANICAL INSECTICIDES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ESSENTIAL OILS; NATURAL PRODUCTS; POSITIVE CONTROLS; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

BOTANICAL INSECTICIDES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ESSENTIAL OILS; NATURAL PRODUCTS; POSITIVE CONTROLS;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; INSECTICIDES; OILS, VOLATILE; RESEARCH;

EID: 84894431186     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2013.11.005     Document Type: Review

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