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 ,IN

Keywords:

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

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.

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