What is it about?
Bioefficacy of essential oils from selected plant products was investigated. Contact toxicity studies of essential oils from Ocimum basilicum, Cymbopogan nardus, and Lavandula hybrida on the Kolanut weevil Balanogastris kolae indicated that 10% of O. basilicum and L. hybrida oils will cause mortality of the weevils within four hours
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Why is it important?
Infestation of Kola nut may be controlled y the use of essential oils from Ocimum basilicum and Lavandula hybrida
Perspectives
Prolong the shelf life of kola nuts using essential oils from Ocimum basilicum and Lavandula hybrida
Professor Philippa C OJIMELUKWE
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Abia state, Nigeria
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This page is a summary of: Bioefficacy of the essential oils from Ocimum basilicum, Cymbopogan nardus and Lavandula hybrida towards the Kolanut weevil Balanogastris kolae, Nigerian Food Journal, November 2009, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.4314/nifoj.v27i2.47470.
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