Effects of Prosopis africana (Guill. & Perr.) Taub. and Ficus mucoso Ficalho ethanolic leaves extract in the control of Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius, 1775) in stored cowpea

<p>The study investigated the effectiveness of <em>Prosopis africana</em> and <em>Ficus mucoso</em> ethanolic leave extract in the control of <em>Callosobruchus maculatus</em> infesting cowpea. Treatments were applied at different concentrations (10 %, 30 %...

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Autores principales: Tosin Damilola OJUYEMI, Robert Omotayo UDDIN II, Gbonjubola Victoria AWOLOLA, Suleiman MUSTAPHA, AbdRahaman Adebowale LAWAL
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fbef1ff43b974d9d93c03998c1ad7f302021-11-10T08:32:57ZEffects of Prosopis africana (Guill. & Perr.) Taub. and Ficus mucoso Ficalho ethanolic leaves extract in the control of Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius, 1775) in stored cowpea1581-91751854-194110.14720/aas.2021.117.3.1655https://doaj.org/article/fbef1ff43b974d9d93c03998c1ad7f302021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://ojs.aas.bf.uni-lj.si/index.php/AAS/article/view/1655https://doaj.org/toc/1581-9175https://doaj.org/toc/1854-1941<p>The study investigated the effectiveness of <em>Prosopis africana</em> and <em>Ficus mucoso</em> ethanolic leave extract in the control of <em>Callosobruchus maculatus</em> infesting cowpea. Treatments were applied at different concentrations (10 %, 30 % , 50 %, and 0 %) on cowpea. Five pairs of newly emerged adult <em>C. maculatus</em> were introduced into each treatment. The two botanicals were evaluated on the insecticidal effects it has on the insect and data were recorded on adult mortality, oviposition rate, larvae, pupae, and adult emergence, seed viability, and phytochemicals present in both botanicals. Results revealed that both treatments had insecticidal potentials, adversely reducing the number of eggs, larvae, and pupae of <em>C. maculatus</em> with <em>P. africana</em> having the highest mean mortality rate at 50 % concentration. Observations further indicated that the botanicals had no negative effect on seed viability. The phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of some bioactive compounds such as terpenoids, flavonoids, alkaloids, saponin, steroids, and tannin, <em>P. africana</em> mostly rich in them than <em>F. mucoso</em>. Though both extracts were effective, <em>P. africana</em> performed better in the control of the bruchid beetle indicating plausible usefulness in sustainable pest management by smallholder farmers and consumers of cowpea in environments where the plants are in abundance.</p>Tosin Damilola OJUYEMIRobert Omotayo UDDIN IIGbonjubola Victoria AWOLOLASuleiman MUSTAPHAAbdRahaman Adebowale LAWALUniversity of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Facultyarticlecallosobruchus maculatuscowpeabotanicalsstorage entomologyplant-based insecticidecoleopteraAgricultureSENSLActa Agriculturae Slovenica, Vol 117, Iss 3, Pp 1-9 (2021)
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topic callosobruchus maculatus
cowpea
botanicals
storage entomology
plant-based insecticide
coleoptera
Agriculture
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spellingShingle callosobruchus maculatus
cowpea
botanicals
storage entomology
plant-based insecticide
coleoptera
Agriculture
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Tosin Damilola OJUYEMI
Robert Omotayo UDDIN II
Gbonjubola Victoria AWOLOLA
Suleiman MUSTAPHA
AbdRahaman Adebowale LAWAL
Effects of Prosopis africana (Guill. & Perr.) Taub. and Ficus mucoso Ficalho ethanolic leaves extract in the control of Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius, 1775) in stored cowpea
description <p>The study investigated the effectiveness of <em>Prosopis africana</em> and <em>Ficus mucoso</em> ethanolic leave extract in the control of <em>Callosobruchus maculatus</em> infesting cowpea. Treatments were applied at different concentrations (10 %, 30 % , 50 %, and 0 %) on cowpea. Five pairs of newly emerged adult <em>C. maculatus</em> were introduced into each treatment. The two botanicals were evaluated on the insecticidal effects it has on the insect and data were recorded on adult mortality, oviposition rate, larvae, pupae, and adult emergence, seed viability, and phytochemicals present in both botanicals. Results revealed that both treatments had insecticidal potentials, adversely reducing the number of eggs, larvae, and pupae of <em>C. maculatus</em> with <em>P. africana</em> having the highest mean mortality rate at 50 % concentration. Observations further indicated that the botanicals had no negative effect on seed viability. The phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of some bioactive compounds such as terpenoids, flavonoids, alkaloids, saponin, steroids, and tannin, <em>P. africana</em> mostly rich in them than <em>F. mucoso</em>. Though both extracts were effective, <em>P. africana</em> performed better in the control of the bruchid beetle indicating plausible usefulness in sustainable pest management by smallholder farmers and consumers of cowpea in environments where the plants are in abundance.</p>
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author Tosin Damilola OJUYEMI
Robert Omotayo UDDIN II
Gbonjubola Victoria AWOLOLA
Suleiman MUSTAPHA
AbdRahaman Adebowale LAWAL
author_facet Tosin Damilola OJUYEMI
Robert Omotayo UDDIN II
Gbonjubola Victoria AWOLOLA
Suleiman MUSTAPHA
AbdRahaman Adebowale LAWAL
author_sort Tosin Damilola OJUYEMI
title Effects of Prosopis africana (Guill. & Perr.) Taub. and Ficus mucoso Ficalho ethanolic leaves extract in the control of Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius, 1775) in stored cowpea
title_short Effects of Prosopis africana (Guill. & Perr.) Taub. and Ficus mucoso Ficalho ethanolic leaves extract in the control of Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius, 1775) in stored cowpea
title_full Effects of Prosopis africana (Guill. & Perr.) Taub. and Ficus mucoso Ficalho ethanolic leaves extract in the control of Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius, 1775) in stored cowpea
title_fullStr Effects of Prosopis africana (Guill. & Perr.) Taub. and Ficus mucoso Ficalho ethanolic leaves extract in the control of Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius, 1775) in stored cowpea
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Prosopis africana (Guill. & Perr.) Taub. and Ficus mucoso Ficalho ethanolic leaves extract in the control of Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius, 1775) in stored cowpea
title_sort effects of prosopis africana (guill. & perr.) taub. and ficus mucoso ficalho ethanolic leaves extract in the control of callosobruchus maculatus (fabricius, 1775) in stored cowpea
publisher University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/fbef1ff43b974d9d93c03998c1ad7f30
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