African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6941

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Cinnamon and citronella essential oils in the in vitro control of the fungi Aspergillus sp. and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Simone de Paiva Caetano Bucker Moraes
  • Simone de Paiva Caetano Bucker Moraes
  • Graduate Program in Plant Production, Center for Agrarian Science and Engineering of the Federal University of Espírito Santo, 29500-000, Alegre, ES, Brazil.
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Willian Bucker Moraes
  • Willian Bucker Moraes
  • Department of Agronomy, Center for Agrarian Science and Engineering of the Federal University of Espírito Santo, 29500-000, Alegre, ES, Brazil.
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Wanderson Bucker Moraes
  • Wanderson Bucker Moraes
  • Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH 44691,USA.
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Guilherme de Resende Camara
  • Guilherme de Resende Camara
  • Graduate Program in Plant Production, Center for Agrarian Science and Engineering of the Federal University of Espírito Santo, 29500-000, Alegre, ES, Brazil.
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Khétrin Silva Maciel
  • Khétrin Silva Maciel
  • Center for Training in Agroforestry Sciences and Technologies, Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia, 45613-204 - Itabuna, BA, Brazil.
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Paula Aparecida Muniz de Lima
  • Paula Aparecida Muniz de Lima
  • Graduate Program in Plant Production, Center for Agrarian Science and Engineering of the Federal University of Espírito Santo, 29500-000, Alegre, ES, Brazil.
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Adesio Ferreira
  • Adesio Ferreira
  • Department of Agronomy, Center for Agrarian Science and Engineering of the Federal University of Espírito Santo, 29500-000, Alegre, ES, Brazil.
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Rodrigo Sobreira Alexandre
  • Rodrigo Sobreira Alexandre
  • Department of Forest and Wood Engineering, Federal University of Espírito Santo, 29550-000, Jerônimo Monteiro, ES, Brazil
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Jose Carlos Lopes
  • Jose Carlos Lopes
  • Department of Agronomy, Center for Agrarian Science and Engineering of the Federal University of Espírito Santo, 29500-000, Alegre, ES, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 22 February 2018
  •  Accepted: 24 April 2018
  •  Published: 30 August 2018

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