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dc.contributor.authorOigiangbe, O.N.
dc.contributor.authorTamo, M.
dc.contributor.authorIgbinosa, I.B.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:03:59Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:03:59Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationOigiangbe, O.N., Tamo, M. & Igbinosa, I. B. (2013). Bioactivity of Alstonia boonei De Wild leaf alkaloid on the growth and development of Maruca vitrata Fab. Journal of Biopesticides, 6(2), 173-177
dc.identifier.issn0974-391X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1304
dc.description.abstractThe bioactivity of Alstonia boonei De Wild leaf alkaloid was tested under laboratory bioassay against the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata Fabricius. The alkaloid was incorporated into standard M. vitrata artificial diet at five doses [0.00 % (Control), 0.02 %, 0.05 %, 0.10 % and 0.20 %], and fed to the newly emerged first instar M. vitrata larvae in plastic wells under laboratory conditions. Significant differences (P < 0.05) were recorded in the larval survival, wet and dry weights of the larvae at ten days after infestation (DAI). Mean larval survival ranged from 34.78 to 65.00 percent in the treatments with the alkaloid compared with 91.67 percent in the control. At 15 DAI, all the survivors in the control had pupated normally compared with the 4.34 to 35.00 percent pupation (with various levels of deformity) in the treatments with the alkaloid. The mean percentage adult emergence was also significantly different in the control (83.33 %) compared with the other treatments (range 0.00 to 10.00 %). These results indicate a high level of bioactivity of A. boonei leaf alkaloid against M. vitrata. It is concluded that the alkaloid has a great potential in the search for bioactive compounds for the management of the insect.
dc.format.extent173-177
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectMaruca Vitrata
dc.subjectAlstonia
dc.subjectAlkaloids
dc.subjectGrowth
dc.subjectDevelopment
dc.subjectLegumes
dc.subjectPods
dc.subjectPest Insects
dc.titleBioactivity of Alstonia boonei De Wild leaf alkaloid on the growth and development of Maruca vitrata Fab.
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationAmbrose Alli University
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.countryBenin
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectPest Of Plants
cg.journalJournal of Biopesticides
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
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