Bio-efficacy of crude leaf extracts of Acalypha fruticosa Forssk. against some agriculturally important insect pests

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 4, Issue S2, 2014, Pages S890-S894

  Manickam, Pavunraj ^a   Kathirvelu, Baskar ^b   Sundaram, Janarthanan ^a   Munusamy, Arumugam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Acalypha fruticose; Antifeedant; Larvicidal; Lepidopteran pests; Natural pesticides

Indexed keywords

ACALYPHA FRUTICOSA EXTRACT; ACETONE; DICHLOROMETHANE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; LARVICIDAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACALYPHA; ACALYPHA FRUTICOSA; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL PEST; ANTIFEEDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARIAS VITTELLA; FRUIT; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; INSECT; LARVA; LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY; LEPIDOPTERA; LEUCINODES ORBONALIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PEST INSECT; PLANT LEAF; SOLVENT EFFECT; SPODOPTERA LITURA;

EID: 84908500118     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(14)60753-2     Document Type: Article

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