Leatemia , J.A. and Isman, M.B. (2013) Efficacy of crude seed extracts of Annona squamosa against diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L. in the greenhouse. International Journal of Pest Management, 50 (2). pp. 129-133.
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Abstract
Experiments were conducted to assess the efficacy of crude seed extracts of Annona squamosa collected from Ambon (Maluku, Indonesia) against larvae of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L., feeding on cabbage. Three greenhouse trials were carried out using aqueous seed extracts and an aqueous emulsion of ethanolic seed extracts. At a concentration of 0.5% (w/v), an aqueous emulsion of an ethanolic seed extract was 2.5 fold more effective than 1% rotenone, a commercial botanical insecticide. Crude aqueous seed extracts showed efficacy comparable to pyrethrum, the most widely used botanical insecticide. Seed extract of A. squamosa is a promising candidate for development as a simple botanical insecticide for local use in rural Indonesia.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | seed extracts, botanical insecticide, residual action |
| Author Affiliation: | Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z4 |
| Subjects: | Plant Protection |
| Divisions: | General |
| Depositing User: | Mr. SanatKumar Behera |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Sep 2013 05:36 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Sep 2013 05:36 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/11631 |
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