World Literature on Medicinal Plants from Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database -48

World Literature on Medicinal Plants from Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database -48

World Literature on Medicinal Plants Quoted/Consulted/Modified/Improved/Discussed/Used/Corrected in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database.

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Oudhia, P. and Tripathi, R.S. (2000). Germination of mustard as affected by allelopathy of Datura stramonium L. Agric. Sci. Digest.20 (4): 257-258.

Oudhia, P., Shrivastava, G.K. and Tripathi, R.S. (1996). Medicinal weeds of Durg (Madhya Pradesh) region. Weed News. 3 (1&2): 63-66.

Oudhia, P. and Tripathi, R.S., (1999) Scope of cultivation of important medicinal plants in Chhattisgarh plains Proc. National Conference on Health Care and Development of Herbal Medicines IGAU, Raipur (India) 29-30 Aug. 1997: 215-222.

Oudhia, P. and Tripathi, R.S., (1999) Medicinal weeds of Raipur and Durg (Madhya Pradesh) region Proc. National Conference on Health Care and Development of Herbal Medicines, IGAU, Raipur (India) 29-30 Aug. 1997: 71-78.

Oudhia, P. and Ganguli, R.N. (1998). Is Lantana camara responsible for Sal-borer infestation in M.P.? Insect Environment. 4 (1): 5.

Oudhia, P., Kolhe, S. S. and Tripathi, R. S., (1998) Germination and seedling vigour of mustard as affected by allelopathy of Blumea lacera L. Agric. Sci. Digest . 18(3): 183- 186

Oudhia, P. and Tripathi, R. S. Allelopathic effects of Lantana camara L. on germination and seedling vigour of mustard. Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika (In press).

Oudhia, P., Tripathi, R. S. and Pandey, N. (1998). The possibilities of utilization of medicinal weeds to increase the income of the farmers. Proc. National Seminar on Medicinal Plant Resources Development organized by Gujarat Government, Jamnagar Ayurved University and AADAR Gandhi Labour Institute, Ahmedabad. (In press).

Oudhia, P., Kolhe, S. S. and Tripathi, R. S. (1999). Negative (stimulatory) allelopathy of Lantana camara L. on linseed var. Kiran. Ind. J. Microbiol. (In press).

Oudhia, P. (1998) Medicinal insects and spiders. Insect Environment.4 (2): 57-58

Oudhia, P. and Tripathi, R.S., (1999) Allelopathic effect of Lantana camara L. on rice Agric. Sci. Digest. 19(1): 43-45.

Oudhia, P., Pandey, N., Tripathi, R. S. and Ganguli, R. N. (1998) Effect of different fertility levels on the gall midge (Orseolia oryzae) infestation. Insect Environment.4 (3): 66-67.

Oudhia, P., Pandey, N., Ganguli, R.N. and Tripathi, R. S. (1999) Reaction of hybrid rice varieties to gall midge (Orseolia oryzae). Insect Environment. 4 (4): 134.

Oudhia, P., Pandey, N., Tripathi, R. S. and Ganguli, R. N. (1999) Effect of Nitrogen and Water management practices on gall midge (Orseolia oryzae) infestation in hybrid rice. Insect Environment. 4 (4): 119-120.

Aftab, K. and A. A. Sial, 1999. Phytomedicine: New
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