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

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 262. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Tridax procumbens 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. 263. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Tridax procumbens 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. 264. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Tridax procumbens based formulation (With 3+10 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. 265. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Tridax procumbens based formulation (With 3+11 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. 266. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Tridax procumbens based formulation (With 3+14 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. 267. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Tridax procumbens based formulation (With 3+15 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. 268. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Tridax procumbens 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. 269. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Tridax procumbens based formulation (With 3+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. 270. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Tridax procumbens 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. 271. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Tridax procumbens based formulation (With 3+20 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. 272. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Tridax procumbens based formulation (With 3+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. 273. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Tridax procumbens based formulation (With 3+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. 274. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Tridax procumbens based formulation (With 3+27 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. 275. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Tridax procumbens based formulation (With 3+19+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. 276. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Tridax procumbens based formulation (With 5+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. 277. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Tridax procumbens based formulation (With 5+5+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. 278. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Tridax procumbens based formulation (With 3+6+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. 279. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 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. 280. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Terminalia arjuna based formulation (With 40 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database

on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

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