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Oviposition deterrence and ovicidal properties of some plant powders against Callosobruchus maculatus in stored cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) seeds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

T. I. Ofuya
T. I. Ofuya
Affiliation:
Department of Crop Production, Federal University of Technology, PMB 704, Akure, Nigeria
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Summary

Powders made from 15 plant species were tested in the laboratory against C. maculatus on stored cowpea seeds. Fewest eggs were laid on seeds mixed with Nicotiana tabacum powder. Few eggs were also laid on seeds mixed with powders obtained from Erythrophleum suaveolens and Ocimum gratissimum. N. tabacum powder, followed by E. suaveolens powder, was the most effective in reducing egg hatch.

Type
Crops and Soils
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 115 , Issue 3 , December 1990 , pp. 343 - 345
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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