Comparative pesticidal activity of dichloromethane extracts of Piper nigrum against Sitophilus zeamais and Callosobruchus maculatus

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 2446-2449

  Awoyinka, O A ^a   Oyewole, I O ^a   Amos, B M W ^b   Onasoga, O F ^a  

^a BABCOCK UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Callosobruchus maculates; Pesticidal; Piper nigrum; Piperine; Sitophilus zemais

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONE; BLACK PEPPER EXTRACT; DICHLOROMETHANE; METHANOL; PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BLACK PEPPER; CALLOSBRUCHUS MACULATUS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS;

CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; PIPER NIGRUM; SITOPHILUS; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS;

EID: 33846297995     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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