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- Title
History of Pyrethrum, an Insecticidal Cultivated Herb in India and its Present Status and Appraisal.
- Authors
Shah, N. C.
- Abstract
Pyrethrum flowers are the world's well-known effective natural insecticides. This paper deals with the origin, early history, introduction of the crop in India and the causes of its failure in the country. The advantages and disadvantages of natural pyrethrin over the synthetic pyrethrins and other insecticides are elaborated. Pyrethrum is used in negligible quantity in India and is mostly imported and re-exported for profitable business purpose.
- Subjects
INDIA; KENYA; PYRETHRUM (Insecticide); PYRETHRUM (Plant); BIOLOGICAL insecticides; PLANT introduction; ECONOMIC botany; CROP yields; AGRICULTURAL productivity; HISTORY
- Publication
Asian Agri-History, 2012, Vol 16, Issue 2, p181
- ISSN
0971-7730
- Publication type
Article