Abstract
The present study was aimed to develop the eco-friendly and economic approaches to keep the stored food grains free from insect attack would be using the plant products as grain protectants. In the context of biological control as an alternative to chemical control, under laboratory conditions, different plant powders viz., dharakkernel and leaf (Melia azadirach L.), neem kernel and leaf (Azadirachta indica Adr. Juss), karanj kernel (Pongamia glabra), aak leaf (Calotropis procera Br.), datura leaf (Datura alba Nees.), citrus leaf (Citrus lemon L.), podina leaf (Mentha arvensis) and tulsi leaf (Ocimum sanctum L.) were compared, at three rate of application (1.0, 2.5 and 5.0 g per 100 g seeds), as protectants against infestation of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) seeds by the storage pest Corcyra cephalonica Stainton. The larval period of test insect got progressively increased with the increase in dose level of different plant powders. The maximum (77.83%) and minimum (37.83%) reduction in adult emergence was observed in dharak kernel powder and tulsi leaf powder, respectively. The test insect developed on seeds treated with dharak kernel powder laid significantly (P? 0.5) minimum number of eggs (80.33 eggs/ female) followed by neem kernel powder (85.66 eggs/female). The dharak and neem kernel powders were found most effective in reducing the longevity of male (3.96 and 5.13 days) and female adults (4.63 and 4.97 days), respectively. The results suggest that these materials tested have the potential in the development of post-harvest protection technology against, C. cephalonica, the major pest of stored grains.
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Claim · model-written summary
Higher plant powder dose lengthened moth larval development.
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- different plant powderse0
- Interactor
- test insecte0pest
- Outcome
- larval period of test insecte0
- Direction
- increasede0
SorghumOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The larval period of test insect got progressively increased with the increase in dose level of different plant powders.”
t0“sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) seeds”
Claim · model-written summary
Dharak kernel powder reduced adult moth emergence by 77.83%.
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e0“The maximum (77.83%) and minimum (37.83%) reduction in adult emergence was observed in dharak kernel powder and tulsi leaf powder, respectively.”
t0“sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) seeds”
Claim · model-written summary
Tulsi leaf powder reduced adult moth emergence by 37.83%.
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The maximum (77.83%) and minimum (37.83%) reduction in adult emergence was observed in dharak kernel powder and tulsi leaf powder, respectively.”
t0“sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) seeds”
Claim · model-written summary
Moths developing on dharak treated seeds laid a minimum of 80.33 eggs per female.
- Treatment
- dharak kernel powdere0
- Interactor
- test insecte0pest
- Outcome
- test insect developed on seedse0
- Direction
- minimume0
- Value
- 80.33 eggs/ femalee0
- Comparator
- neem kernel powdere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The test insect developed on seeds treated with dharak kernel powder laid significantly (P? 0.5) minimum number of eggs (80.33 eggs/ female) followed by neem kernel powder (85.66 eggs/female).”
t0“sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) seeds”
Claim · model-written summary
Moths developing on neem treated seeds laid 85.66 eggs per female.
- Treatment
- neem kernel powdere0
- Interactor
- test insecte0pest
- Outcome
- number of eggse0
- Direction
- higherinferrede0
- Value
- 85.66 eggs/femalee0
- Comparator
- dharak kernel powdere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The test insect developed on seeds treated with dharak kernel powder laid significantly (P? 0.5) minimum number of eggs (80.33 eggs/ female) followed by neem kernel powder (85.66 eggs/female).”
t0“sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) seeds”
Claim · model-written summary
Dharak kernel powder reduced male moth longevity to 3.96 days.
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e0“The dharak and neem kernel powders were found most effective in reducing the longevity of male (3.96 and 5.13 days) and female adults (4.63 and 4.97 days), respectively.”
t0“sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) seeds”
Claim · model-written summary
Neem kernel powder reduced male moth longevity to 5.13 days.
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The dharak and neem kernel powders were found most effective in reducing the longevity of male (3.96 and 5.13 days) and female adults (4.63 and 4.97 days), respectively.”
t0“sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) seeds”
Claim · model-written summary
Dharak kernel powder reduced female moth longevity to 4.63 days.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The dharak and neem kernel powders were found most effective in reducing the longevity of male (3.96 and 5.13 days) and female adults (4.63 and 4.97 days), respectively.”
t0“sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) seeds”
Claim · model-written summary
Neem kernel powder reduced female moth longevity to 4.97 days.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The dharak and neem kernel powders were found most effective in reducing the longevity of male (3.96 and 5.13 days) and female adults (4.63 and 4.97 days), respectively.”
t0“sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) seeds”
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