Protection effect of the anthraquinones, cassiatorin and aurantio-obtusin from seeds of Senna tora against cowpea weevil attack

• Published in: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
• Main Authors: Valentine Chi Mbatchou, Rita Akosua Dickson, Isaac Kingsley Amponsah, Abraham Yeboah Mensah, Solomon Habtemariam
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018
• Subjects: senna tora; cassia tora; cassiatorin; aurantio-obtusin; insecticidal; ovipositor deterrent; antifeedant; cowpea weevil; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Arctic; Tora
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.4103/2221-1691.225620; https://doaj.org/article/b76824efa7a74c5ea035e74f4bc34bbd

Objective: To explore the potential insecticidal, ovipositor deterrent and antifeedant effects of ethyl acetate extract of the seeds of Senna tora (Syn. Cassia tora) against cowpea weevil (Callosobruchus maculatus). Methods: The activities were evaluated using standard protocols. In these bioassays,...