Evaluation of freshly prepared juice from garlic (Allium sativum L.) as a biopesticide against the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Evaluation of freshly prepared juice from garlic (Allium sativum L.) as a biopesticide against the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Freshly prepared garlic (Allium sativum L.) juice, containing the antimicrobial allicin, was evaluated as a possible grain pro-tectant against the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch.). Each experiment was set out in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with four replications, and there was a con...

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Main Authors: Nwachukwu Ifeanyi Daniel, Asawalam Elechi Franca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2014-07-01
Series:Journal of Plant Protection Research
Subjects:
allicin
Allium sativum
biopesticide
Sitophilus zeamais
stored product
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