Chemical composition and acaricidal activity of the leaf and fruit essential oils of Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) Marchand (Burseraceae) Composição química e atividade acaricida do óleo essencial das folhas e frutos de Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) Marchand (Burseraceae)

Essential oils from leaves and fruits of Protiumheptaphyllum collected in Tamandaré beach Pernambuco/Brazil were analysed by GC/MS and tested for toxicity and repellent effect against the two spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae). The major constituent identified in the fruits was alpha-terpinen...

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Main Authors: Wendel José Teles Pontes, José Cândido Guerra de Oliveira, Cláudio Augusto Gomes da Câmara, Adelmo C. H. R. Lopes, Manoel Guedes Correia Gondim Júnior, José Vargas de Oliveira, Reginaldo Barros, Manfred Oswald Erwin Schwartz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2007-01-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672007000100012