Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Antifungal metabolite from Muntingia calabura root against early leaf blight of tomato

Ramasamy Rajesh*
  • Ramasamy Rajesh*
  • Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-3, India.
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Nanjundan Jaivel
  • Nanjundan Jaivel
  • Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-3, India.
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Ponnusamy Marimuthu
  • Ponnusamy Marimuthu
  • Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-3, India.
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  •  Received: 16 December 2013
  •  Accepted: 17 April 2014
  •  Published: 03 May 2014

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