1. Why Should We Garden with Indigenous Plants?

Potato, (Solanum tuberosum (L.)) is a valuable stable food grown for its edible starchy tuber. This work was aimed to test the efficacy of indigenous plants extract for controlling wet rot disease of potato caused by Rhizopus stolonifer. The fungi was isolated from decaying bread and grown on potato dextrose agar (PDA) plates. Ripe Ginger (Zingiber officinale) (rhizome), West African pepper (Piper guineense) flower, Clove (Syzygium aromaticum) seed were collected from Muda Lawal Market, Bauchi, Nigeria. The dried seed were grinded using blender to get ginger, clove and West African pepper powder. Radial mycelia growth of Rhizopus stolonifer varied significantly (p≤0.01) with the application of different plant extracts. Mycelia growth of Rhizopus stolonifer was found to be low in potatoes treated with West African pepper (0.26 cm) than those treated with ginger (0.32 cm) and clove (0.33 cm). However, as observed from the result, ginger and clove did not differ statistically in their effect on Rhizopus mycelia growth (in vitro) but showed a better effect than the control treatment (0.40 cm). Inhibition of the mycelia growth by the West African pepper seed extract is an indication that it is fungicidal.

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A review on antivenin activities of indigenous plants against venom of Naja naja

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research ◽

10.31838/ijpr.2020.sp1.064 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (SP1) ◽

Keyword(s):

Indigenous Plants ◽

Naja Naja

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Termiticidal efficacy of extracts of two indigenous plants against Macrotermes subhyalinus Rambur (Blattodea: Termitidae)

Nigeria Journal of Entomology ◽

10.36108/nje/8102/43(0121) ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 109-122 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

O.E Ajayi ◽

W. Adedara ◽

E.A Oyeniyi

Keyword(s):

Indigenous Plants ◽

Macrotermes Subhyalinus

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Effects of Some Indigenous Plants of North Karnataka (India) on Cardiovascular and Glucose Regulatory Systems in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats

Cardiovascular & Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry ◽

10.2174/1871525715666170712121347 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Kusal K. Das ◽

Kailash S. Chadchan ◽

R. Chandramouli Reddy ◽

M. S. Biradar ◽

Pallavi S. Kanthe ◽

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Keyword(s):

Diabetic Rats ◽

Indigenous Plants ◽

Regulatory Systems

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Efficacy of some indigenous plants and a synthetic insecticide for the control of Tribolium castaneum (herbst.) (coleoptera: tenebrionidae)

International Journal of Bioassays ◽

10.21746/ijbio.2016.01.008 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (01) ◽

pp. 4742

Author(s):

Mumtaz Akhtar ◽

Naheed Akhtar* ◽

Muhammad Arshad ◽

Naima Iram ◽

Muhammad Iqbal ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Tribolium Castaneum ◽

Eucalyptus Camaldulensis ◽

Ethanol Extract ◽

Cumulative Effects ◽

Piper Nigrum ◽

Paper Test ◽

Indigenous Plants ◽

Synthetic Insecticide ◽

Insecticidal Action ◽

Coleoptera Tenebrionidae

Research studies were carried out to evaluate insecticidal action of two plant products and a synthetic insecticide on a major stored-product insect, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). The plant species studied were, Piper nigrum and Eucalyptus camaldulensis, whereas methoprene used as synthetic insecticide. Two formulations viz., powder and ethanol extract of each plant and four concentrations (5ppm, 10ppm, 15ppm and 20 ppm) of methoprene were tested. Repellency was tested using the filter paper test whereas mortality, weight loss protection and anti-feedant potential of all treatments was evaluated by using whole maize grains. Our results were highly significant as compared to control however; P. nigrum was more effective as compared to E. camaldulensis. The investigation of cumulative effects of botanical and synthetic insecticide and isolation of active ingredients of botanicals are further issues to be investigated for their inclusion in. I. P. M programs.

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Climatic Zone and Soil Properties Determine the Biodiversity of the Soil Bacterial Communities Associated to Native Plants from Desert Areas of North-Central Algeria

Microorganisms ◽

10.3390/microorganisms9071359 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (7) ◽

pp. 1359

Author(s):

Elisa Bona ◽

Nadia Massa ◽

Omrane Toumatia ◽

Giorgia Novello ◽

Patrizia Cesaro ◽

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Keyword(s):

Soil Properties ◽

Bacterial Communities ◽

Arid Environment ◽

Climatic Zone ◽

Indigenous Plants ◽

North Central ◽

The North ◽

Desert Areas ◽

Plant Microbiota ◽

Semi Arid

Algeria is the largest country in Africa characterized by semi-arid and arid sites, located in the North, and hypersaline zones in the center and South of the country. Several autochthonous plants are well known as medicinal plants, having in common tolerance to aridity, drought and salinity. In their natural environment, they live with a great amount of microbial species that altogether are indicated as plant microbiota, while the plants are now viewed as a “holobiont”. In this work, the microbiota of the soil associated to the roots of fourteen economically relevant autochthonous plants from Algeria have been characterized by an innovative metagenomic approach with a dual purpose: (i) to deepen the knowledge of the arid and semi-arid environment and (ii) to characterize the composition of bacterial communities associated with indigenous plants with a strong economic/commercial interest, in order to make possible the improvement of their cultivation. The results presented in this work highlighted specific signatures which are mainly determined by climatic zone and soil properties more than by the plant species.

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