Ageratum conyzoides L. for the management of pests and diseases by small holder farmers

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 110, Issue , 2017, Pages 22-29

  Rioba, Naomi B ^a   Stevenson, Philip C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KABIANGA   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageratum conyzoides; Antifungal; Ecosystems; Herbicidal; Insecticidal; Nematicidal

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DISEASES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ESSENTIAL OILS; FUNGI; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; ANTI-FUNGAL; HERBICIDAL; INSECTICIDAL; NEMATICIDAL;

AGRICULTURE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BEETLE; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; CROP PEST; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGUS; HERB; INSECT; INSECTICIDE; MITE; MOTH; NEMATICIDE; WEED;

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; ASTERACEAE; BREVICORYNE BRASSICAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS CHINENSIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CHILO PARTELLUS; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CRAMBIDAE; CURCULIONIDAE; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; LEONIA; LEPIDOPTERA; NECTRIACEAE; PANONYCHUS; PANONYCHUS CITRI; PERONOSPORALES; PHYTOPHTHORA CITROPHTHORA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; TETRANYCHIDAE;

EID: 85022011786     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.06.068     Document Type: Article

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