scholarly journals Evaluation of the Efficacy of Plant Materials for the Control of Flea Beetles Podagrica spp on Okra Abelmoschus esculentus L

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 529-535
Author(s):  
S. Danjuma ◽  
I. Muhammed ◽  
G. Yahaya
Keyword(s):  
Fine Particles ◽  
Short Interval ◽  
Flea Beetle ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Whatman Filter Paper ◽  
Synthetic Chemicals ◽  
Zanthoxylum Zanthoxyloides ◽  
African Locust Bean ◽  
Better Than

The efficacy of the Senegal prickly-ash Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides (Lam.) roots and the African locust bean tree Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) pod back was study for their efficacy in the control of okra pest, Podagrica spp. The study was carried out in the laboratory and on the field in the farming season of 2018. Z. zanthoxyloides roots were obtained from Jima-Doko forest and P. biglibosa fruit back from Takunpara. Both plant materials were air-dried under shade for 120 hours. Both plant parts were pounded separately in wooden mortar with the aid of wooden pestle until the materials turns to fine particles. Determined weight of 100, 150, 200, 250, and 300 grams were taken for each plant materials and soaked in water for 24 hours and stirred at intervals of an hour. The mixture were then sieved with a muslin cloth and filtered with Whatman filter paper to eliminate all finest particles of varying sizes. These concentrations were applied individually on 10 adults of Podagrica spp. in the laboratory. It was observed that the concentration of 200 – 300g performed better for both plant materials in the control of okra flea beetle. These resulted to the death of above 50% of the insect within 2 hours. These significant laboratory trials were then formulated and taken to the field. Both plant materials acted as anti-feedants and repellants against Podagrica spp. It was also revealed that Z. zanthoxyloides performed significantly (p<0.05) better than the P. biglibosa. Furthermore, short interval applications (<or=3days) of these plant materials could be a good  replacement for synthetic chemicals, hence bio-pesticides that could be adopted for organic agriculture.

The impact of biomass harvesting on phosphorus uptake by wetland plants

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 61-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
S-Y. Kim ◽  
P.M. Geary
Keyword(s):  
Plant Biomass ◽  
Phosphorus Uptake ◽  
P Uptake ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Biomass Harvesting ◽  
Below Ground ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Total P ◽  
Better Than ◽  
P Removal

Two species of macrophytes, Baumea articulata and Schoenoplectus mucronatus, were examined for their capacity to remove phosphorus under nutrient-rich conditions. Forty large bucket systems with the two different species growing in two types of substrate received artificial wastewaters for nine months, simulating a constructed wetland (CW) under high loading conditions. Half of the plants growing in the topsoil and gravel substrates were periodically harvested whereas the other half remained intact. Plant tissue and substrate samples were regularly analysed to determine their phosphorus concentrations. With respect to phosphorus uptake and removal, the Schoenoplectus in the topsoil medium performed better than the Baumea. Biomass harvesting enhanced P uptake in the Schoenoplectus, however the effect was not significant enough to make an improvement on the overall P removal, due to the slow recovery of plants and regrowth of biomass after harvesting. From P partitioning, it was found that the topsoil medium was the major P pool, storing most of total P present in the system. Plant parts contributed only minor storage with approximately half of that P stored below ground in the plant roots. The overall net effect of harvesting plant biomass was to only remove less than 5% of total phosphorus present in the system.

A new method to obtain good anatomical slides of heterogeneous plant parts

IAWA Journal ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio C. F. Barbosa ◽  
Marcelo R. Pace ◽  
Luciana Witovisk ◽  
Veronica Angyalossy
Keyword(s):  
Butyl Acetate ◽  
New Method ◽  
Tree Bark ◽  
Adhesive Tape ◽  
Polystyrene Foam ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Hard Tissues ◽  
Cambial Variants

A new method is presented to prepare anatomical slides of plant materials including a combination of soft and hard tissues, such as stems with cambial variants, arboreal monocotyledons, and tree bark. The method integrates previous techniques aimed at softening the samples and making them thereby more homogeneous, with the use of anti-tearing polystyrene foam solution. In addition, we suggest two other alternatives to protect the sections from tearing: adhesive tape and/or Mayer’s albumin adhesive, both combined with the polystyrene foam solution. This solution is cheap and easy to make by dissolving any packaging polystyrene in butyl acetate. It is applied before each section is cut on a sliding microtome and ensures that all the tissues in the section will hold together. This novel microtechnical procedure will facilitate the study of heterogeneous plant portions, as shown in some illustrated examples.

Friction and Wear of Self-Lubricating Metallic Materials

1975 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Rabinowicz
Keyword(s):  
Friction And Wear ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
Fine Particles ◽  
Simple Calculation ◽  
Hard Metal ◽  
Filler Concentration ◽  
Matrix Surface ◽  
Large Particles ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Better Than

An experimental and analytical study has been carried out to discover the factors which determine the friction and wear coefficients of composites consisting of a hard metal matrix and a softer filler. To be effective the filler should have a lower metallurgical compatibility than the matrix against the other sliding surface. The concentration of the filler should be at least a few percent so that it can be smeared out over the matrix surface, and there is an upper limit to filler concentration associated with loss of bulk strength of the composite. A simple calculation suggests that large particles of filler material are better than fine particles with 20 micrometer particles being the smallest that are fully effective.

Camptothecin yield and distribution within Camptotheca acuminata trees cultivated in Louisiana

1996 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 360-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhijun Liu ◽  
John Adams
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Antitumor Activity ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Camptotheca Acuminata ◽  
Plant Component ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Raw Plant Materials ◽  
Component Field

Camptotheca acuminata plantations were established in southern Louisiana in an effort to provide raw plant materials for deriving camptothecins, compounds having antitumor activity. This study was conducted to evaluate the growth and camptothecin distribution within the trees. It was found that all plant parts contained camptothecins following 1 year of growth in the field. Branches, roots, and stems accumulated significantly higher concentrations of camptothecins than leaves. Bark was significantly higher in camptothecin concentration than wood. Younger and older tissues within a growing season were not significantly different in camptothecin concentrations. High correlation in camptothecin concentration was found between branch and stem, root and stem, and root and branch, whereas little correlation was observed between bark and wood, and leaf and any other plant component. Field-grown C. acuminata has the observed characteristic of multiple current-year branching. The proportion of bark in term of dry weight and dimension decreased as trees increased in diameter. Dried shoots (bulk) contained 0.042% camptothecin, and dried roots (bulk) contained 0.051% camptothecin. Keywords: Camptotheca acuminata, medicinal plants cultivation, camptothecin content, camptothecin distribution, biomass.

scholarly journals Elliptic curves with a given number of points over finite fields

2012 ◽  
Vol 149 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chantal David ◽  
Ethan Smith
Keyword(s):  
Positive Integer ◽  
Asymptotic Formula ◽  
Elliptic Curve ◽  
Elliptic Curves ◽  
Finite Fields ◽  
Short Interval ◽  
Distribution Of Primes ◽  
Primes In Arithmetic Progressions ◽  
Interval Distribution ◽  
Better Than

AbstractGiven an elliptic curve E and a positive integer N, we consider the problem of counting the number of primes p for which the reduction of E modulo p possesses exactly N points over 𝔽p. On average (over a family of elliptic curves), we show bounds that are significantly better than what is trivially obtained by the Hasse bound. Under some additional hypotheses, including a conjecture concerning the short-interval distribution of primes in arithmetic progressions, we obtain an asymptotic formula for the average.

Usage of green manure plants as cover-crops in controlling root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) on tomato, Lyco-persicon esculentum (Mill.)

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-33
Author(s):  
L. D. Amarasinghe ◽  
N. W. Premachandra
Keyword(s):  
Cover Crops ◽  
Meloidogyne Incognita ◽  
Lower Number ◽  
Root Weight ◽  
Root Knot Nematode ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Tomato Plants ◽  
Soil P ◽  
Juvenile Mortality ◽  
Plant Parts

This study was conducted to determine the nematicidal effect of aqueous extractions of dry plant materials, Tithonia diversifolia, Gliricidia sepium and Tagetes erecta on juveniles of Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) and to determine the effect of dry leaves of wild sunflower, dry leaves of Gliri-cidia, and dry plant parts of marigold as cover crops on the growth of potted tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum (Mill.) infested with M. incognita. Nemati-cidal effect of aqueous extracts of T. diversifolia, G. sepium and T. erecta (20 g/ 100 mL w/v) were evaluated at 0.05 g/mL, 0.1 g/mL and 0.2 g/mL concentrations in the laboratory bioassay. Results revealed that 0.1 g/ mL and 0.2 g/ mL concentration of T. erecta and 0.2 g/mL concentration of T. diversifolia were very effective in juvenile mortality by over 50% within 48 hours com-pared to other treatments. T. erecta plant parts were the most effective causing above 70% juvenile mortality in 48 hours. M. incognita infested potted tomato plants supplement with dry plant parts of Marigold (2% w/w) showed; significantly higher number of green leaves (P=0.000, F=10.95); significantly lower number of yellow leaves (P=0.001, F=6.78); significantly high-er plant height (P=0.000, F=8.90), stem diameter (P=0.000, F=11.83), root length (P=0.000, F=14.71) and root weight (P=0.000, F=15.08); significantly lower number of root galls (P=0.000, F=116.74), gall index (P=0.000, F=95.80) and significantly lower population of M. incognita in soil (P=0.000, F=24.78) compared to other treatments. This study concludes that addition of botani-cals as cover crops enhanced plant growth and significantly reduced root-knot infestation in tomato plants.

scholarly journals Interrelationships among selected essential elements in medicinal plant raw materials and their water-extractable forms

2013 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-58
Author(s):  
Paweł Konieczyński ◽  
Marek Wesołowski
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Plant Raw Materials ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Plant Samples ◽  
Water Extractable

Summary In the study, the relationships were investigated among N, P, Fe, Zn, Mn and Cu, in medicinal plant raw materials (herbal bags) and their water-soluble chemical forms in infuses. 42 independent samples of plant materials were chosen, represented by different morphological plant parts as herbs, leaves, flowers and fruits. The elements were determined by UV/Vis spectrometry (non-metals), and FAAS (metallic elements) after previous mineralization of plant samples (total concentrations), and directly in herbal teas (water-extractable forms). Most frequently the correlations between non-metals and Zn and Mn occurred, both between their total contents the water-extractable forms. Statistically significant correlations were also found in pairs: Zn-Mn, Fe-Zn, Mn-Fe, and Cu-Zn. Application of multivariate analysis revealed that cluster analysis grouped the studied samples into clusters with similar levels of the analyzed elements, and principal component analysis allowed the identification of water-extractable Zn, P-PO4 and water-extractable Cu as the most crucial factors determining the differentiation of the studied plant samples.

scholarly journals Secondary Metabolites ofHypericum leptophyllumHochst., an Endemic Turkish Species

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Necdet Camas ◽  
Jolita Radusiene ◽  
Zydrunas Stanius ◽  
Omer Caliskan ◽  
Cuneyt Cirak
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Chlorogenic Acid ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Plant Tissues ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Aerial Parts ◽  
Full Flowering ◽  
Metabolite Concentrations ◽  
First Time

In the present study, the presence of the phloroglucinol derivative hyperforin, the naphthodianthrones hypericin and pseudohypericin, the phenylpropane chlorogenic acid and the flavonoids rutin, hyperoside, kaempferol, isoquercetine, quercitrine, and quercetine was investigated inHypericum leptophyllumHochst., an endemic Turkish species for the first time. The aerial parts representing a total of 30 individuals were collected at full flowering and dissected into floral, leaf, and stem tissues. After being dried at room temperature, the plant materials were assayed for secondary metabolite concentrations by HPLC. Aerial plant parts accumulated chlorogenic acid, hyperoside, isoquercetine, quercitrine, and quercetine, but they did not accumulate hyperforin, hypericin, pseudohypericin, rutin, and kaempferol. Accumulation levels of the detected compounds varied with plant tissues. Such kind of data could be useful for elucidation of the chemotaxonomical significance of the corresponding compounds and phytochemical evaluation of this endemic species.

scholarly journals Effects of Some Ethno Medicinal Plant Extracts on Botryodiplodia theobromae the Causal Organism of Yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir) Rot

2020 ◽  
pp. 17-26
Author(s):  
Chikwendu A. E. ◽  
Okigbo R. N. ◽  
Anukwuorji C. A. ◽  
Anukwu J. U. ◽  
Eze H. N.
Keyword(s):  
Plant Extracts ◽  
Ethanol Extract ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Synergistic Activity ◽  
Aqueous Extracts ◽  
Botryodiplodia Theobromae ◽  
Causal Organism ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Medicinal Plant Extracts ◽  
Better Than

Post-harvest deterioration and rot caused by diverse microorganisms is the single most important factor militating against yam production in Nigeria. In an approach towards the development of ecofriendly antifungal compound in controlling yam rot, ethanol and aqueous extracts of six commonly available plants: Vernonia amygdalina, Ocimum gratissimum, Azadirachta indica, Cymbopogon citratus, Carica papaya and Citrus sinensis were tested in combination for their synergistic effect against Botryodiplodia theobromae. Four different extract concentrations (2.5%, 5.0%, 7.5% and 10%) were obtained from each extract mixture. Cold solvent extraction method was used for the extraction of plant materials while food poisoning technique was used for in vitro screening of plant extracts against rot inducing fungal organism. Botryodiplodia theobromae was tested to be pathogenic on healthy yam tubers with rot incidence of 80 mm. The synergistic effects of the combined extract varied with the plants combined, solvent of extraction, concentration of extract and test fungi. Ethanol extract showed greater effect in the inhibition of the entire organism than aqueous. All the extract combinations that had Neem as a component did better than other combinations in aqueous extracts. Inhibition of fungal growth was best observed at 7.5% and 10% extract concentrations. The highest inhibitory effect on the test organism (Botryodiplodia theobromae) was by the combination of Neem/Bitter leaf and Orange/Scent leaf, with values of 98.40±0.095% and 94.24±0.583% respectively for aqueous while the highest inhibition for ethanol extract was observed from Scent leaf/Bitter leaf and Pawpaw/Lemon, with values of 99.80±0.000% and 98.83±0.619% respectively these were significantly (P<0.05) better than other combinations. With respect to the synergistic activity between the plants materials combined in this study, all the combinations showed great synergism against the test organisms. This is likely to be a means of achieving pragmatic, effective control and prevention of food spoilage, since the development of new classes of antifungal agents is of paramount importance. The crude aqueous and ethanolic extracts of all the six plant extracts showed potential synergy on organisms responsible for yam rot, hence they are recommended for the control of rot inducing microbial organisms.

scholarly journals HPLC Analysis and Antimicrobial Screening of Methanol Extract/Fractions of the Root of Millettia aboensis (Hook.f.) Baker against Streptococcus mutans

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Adeniran J. Ikuesan ◽  
Eze E. Ajaegbu ◽  
Ukachukwu C. Ezeh ◽  
Adaobi J. Dieke ◽  
Adaora L. Onuora ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Streptococcus Mutans ◽  
Methanol Extract ◽  
Extraction Methods ◽  
Antimicrobial Activities ◽  
Root Extract ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Aqueous Fraction ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Percentage Yield ◽  
Phytochemical Compounds

Millettia aboensis (Hook.f.) Baker belongs to the Leguminosae family, known locally as nduezi in Igbo, erurumesi in Edo, and Òdúdū in Efik. The plant parts have proven to be active against some diseases. The plant was studied for its antimicrobial activity and the phytochemicals present. The plant materials were macerated and fractionated using different extraction methods. The compounds present in the fractions of the stem were detected with the aid of HPLC-DAD. The efficacy of the crude methanol and fractions from the root part was evaluated against Streptococcus mutans. The results showed that the aqueous fraction extract had the highest percentage yield (51.11%), followed by the ethyl acetate (24.10%), butanol (6.63%), and hexane (5.56%), while the methanol extract had a yield of 2.48%. Nine phytochemical compounds were detected from the fractions of the root extract: bis-oxazolidinone derivative – 1, circumdatin F – 2, enniatin B – 3, septicine – 4, orobol 8-C-glucoside – 5, rocaglamide – 6, genistein 6-C-glucoside – 7, 3-phenyl chromen-4-one – 8, and corynesidone D – 9. The methanol extract/fractions of M. aboensis showed no antimicrobial activities on clinical isolates at different concentrations (6.25-50 mg/ml). Based on the poor activity against Strep. mutans, but with promising phytoconstituents present, the extract/fractions need further investigation as regards its utilization against other pathogens.

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