Research Article | Published: 01 March 1996

Preliminary Phytochemcial and Insecticidal Studies of Leaf Extract of Adhatoda vasica on Albizia lebbeck Defoliator, Rhesala imparata Wak. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Anubha Srivastava, Vishakha Kumbhare, D. K. Pandey and Sadhana Srivastava

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 19 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 83-86 | 1996
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-1996-6NSSK3 | Cite this article

Abstract

Different concentrations of aqueous leaf extract of Adhatoda vasica was found to demonstrate insecticidal activity against Albizia lebbeck defoliator Rhesala imparata in laboratory as well as in field conditions. Extract in 10.0 per cent concentration proved to be most effective as it caused a larval mortality of 80.0 per cent in laboratory and an increase of 36.66 per cent in number of healthy plants in the field. Phytochemical analysis of leaf extract revealed the presence of alkaloids of leaf extract revealed the presence of alkaloids and glycosides only.

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Srivastava, A., Kumbhare, V., Pandey, D.K. and Srivastava, S., 1996. Preliminary Phytochemcial and Insecticidal Studies of Leaf Extract of Adhatoda vasica on Albizia lebbeck Defoliator, Rhesala imparata Wak. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Indian Journal of Forestry, 19(1), pp.83-86. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-1996-6NSSK3

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