Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3843

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of essential oils for preventive or curative management of melon gummy stem blight and plant toxicity

Mateus Sunti Dalcin
  • Mateus Sunti Dalcin
  • Federal University of Tocantins, Gurupi Campus, 77402-970 Gurupi,TO, Brazil.
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Adalberto Corrêa Café-Filho
  • Adalberto Corrêa Café-Filho
  • Plant Pathology Department, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, University of Brasília, 70910-900 Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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Renato de Almeida Sarmento
  • Renato de Almeida Sarmento
  • Federal University of Tocantins, Gurupi Campus, 77402-970 Gurupi,TO, Brazil.
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Ildon Rodrigues do Nascimento
  • Ildon Rodrigues do Nascimento
  • Federal University of Tocantins, Gurupi Campus, 77402-970 Gurupi,TO, Brazil.
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Talita Pereira de Souza Ferreira
  • Talita Pereira de Souza Ferreira
  • Federal University of Tocantins, Gurupi Campus, 77402-970 Gurupi,TO, Brazil.
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Raimundo Wagner de Sousa Aguiar
  • Raimundo Wagner de Sousa Aguiar
  • Federal University of Tocantins, Gurupi Campus, 77402-970 Gurupi,TO, Brazil.
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Gil Rodrigues dos Santos
  • Gil Rodrigues dos Santos
  • Federal University of Tocantins, Gurupi Campus, 77402-970 Gurupi,TO, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 26 April 2017
  •  Accepted: 28 June 2017
  •  Published: 10 July 2017

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