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Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 281. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 35 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database

on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 282. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 22 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database

on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 283. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 21 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database

on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 284. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 23 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database

on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 285. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 24 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database

on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 286. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 25 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database

on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 287. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 26 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 288. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 17 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database

on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 289. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 3+16 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline

Database on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 290. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 3+18 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline

Database on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 291. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 3+1 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline

Database on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 292. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 3+3 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline

Database on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 293. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 3+6 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline

Database on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 294. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 3+7 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline

Database on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1. Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 295. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 3+9 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline

Database on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 296. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 3+50 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline

Database on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 297. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 3+51 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline

Database on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 298. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 3+56 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline

Database on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 299. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 58 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database

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