Morphological changes in Thermobia domestica under the influence of Acorus calamus oil vapours

Saxena, B.P.; Rohdendorf, E.B.

Experientia 30(11): 1298-1300

1974


ISSN/ISBN: 0014-4754
PMID: 4435172
Document Number: 80715
In further laboratory investigations on the effects of the oil extracted from the rhizomes of Acorus calamus, newly emerged adult females of Thermobia domestica (Pack.) exposed to the vapour from doses of 3-13 ml oil showed changes in the ovaries similar to those caused by chemosterilants and compounds with juvenile hormone activity.

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