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Depletion of Organic Compounds in the Leaves of Bani (Avicennia alba Blume), Guava (Psidium guajava Linn.), Jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.) and Pumpkin (Benincasa cerifera Savi) due to Feeding of Mite


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Results of a preliminary study on depletion of organic compounds in the leaves of bani (Avicennia alba), guava (Psidium guajava), jute (Corchorus capsularis) and pumpkin (Benincasa cerifera) due to mite infestation are presented in the paper.

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Mites, Infestations, Organic Compounds, Bani, Guava, Jute, Pumpkin.
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  • Depletion of Organic Compounds in the Leaves of Bani (Avicennia alba Blume), Guava (Psidium guajava Linn.), Jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.) and Pumpkin (Benincasa cerifera Savi) due to Feeding of Mite

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Sanjib Ghoshal
Postgraduate Department of Zoology, Bangabasi College, Kolkata-09, India

Abstract


Results of a preliminary study on depletion of organic compounds in the leaves of bani (Avicennia alba), guava (Psidium guajava), jute (Corchorus capsularis) and pumpkin (Benincasa cerifera) due to mite infestation are presented in the paper.

Keywords


Mites, Infestations, Organic Compounds, Bani, Guava, Jute, Pumpkin.

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