Backx, Simon

Jaoko, Victor

Mangelinckx, Sven

Mulatya, Jackson

Olubayo, Florence

Smagghe, Guy

Taning, Nji Tizi Clauvis

Vandenabeele, Jan

Werbrouck, Stefaan

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-0,20,00,20,40,60,81,0Hexane DCM EtOAC BuOH WaterAntifeedant IndexFractionEVALUATION OF MELIA VOLKENSII AS POTENTIAL BIOPESTICIDE AGAINST THE AFRICAN SWEET POTATO WEEVIL, CYLAS PUNCTICOLLIS1 Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium2 Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium3 Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Valentin Vaerwyckweg, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium4Kenya Forestry Research Institute, P.O. Box 20412-00200 Nairobi, Kenya 5 Better Globe Forestry, P.O. Box 823-00606 Nairobi, Kenya6 Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, P.O Box 30197-00100 Nairobi, KenyaVictor Jaoko1,4, Clauvis Nji Tizi Taning1, Simon Backx2, Jackson Mulatya4, Jan Vandenabeele5, Florence Olubayo6, Sven Mangelinckx2, Stefaan Werbrouck3, Guy Smagghe1% yield of M. volkensii crude extracts An indigenous tree species that grows in East AfricaAfrican sweet potato weevil, Cylas puncticollis, an insect pest that attacks theleaves and tubers of sweet potatoes, an important staple crop in Sub-Sahara AfricaINTRODUCTIONPlant part Crude extract weight (g)Yield (%)Bark extract21.34 5.33Nuts extract28.14 7.03Fruit peels extract40.16 10.04Leaf extract 40.89 10.22RESULTSGENERAL RESEARCH FLOWHealthy sweet potato Sweet potato weevil Damaged sweet potatoMelia volkensii2. Bark extract fractions4. Nut extract fractions3. Fruit peels extract fractions5. Leaf extract fractionsAntifeedant indices of M. volkensii extracts against the sweet potato weevilTreated ControlM. volkensii crude extracts-0,20,00,20,40,60,81,0Hexane DCM EtOAC BuOH WaterAntifeedant indexFraction-0,20,00,20,40,60,81,0Hexane DCM EtOAC BuOH WaterAntifeedantindexFraction0,00,20,40,60,81,0Hexane EtOAC WaterAntifeedantindexFraction0,00,20,40,60,81,02% 10%AntifeedantindexConcentrationLeaf Nut Bark PeelMelia volkensii extractsBioactivity against the sweetpotato weevilBotanical insecticide for IPM control1.Crude extracts4. Bark extract fractions3. Fruit peels extract fractions5. Bark extract fractionsM. volkensii fractions from crude extracts

Evaluation of Melia volkensii as potential biopesticide against the African sweet potato weevil, Cylas puncticollis

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Evaluation of Melia volkensii as potential biopesticide against the African sweet potato weevil, Cylas puncticollis

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