Vol. 24 No. 1 (2025): Mapana Journal of Sciences
Research Articles

Bio efficacy study of Parthenium hysterophorus L against sugarcane aphids

  • Shivani Jaggi Guleria,
  • Ramagya,
  • Manmohan Singh Rawat
Shivani Jaggi Guleria
HNB Garwhal University
Ramagya
HNB Garwhal University
Bio
Manmohan Singh Rawat
Uttarakhand State council for Science and Technology, Vigyandham, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12723/mjs.72.2

Published 2025-04-05

Keywords

  • Biopesticide,
  • Sugarcane,
  • Parthenium,
  • Aphids,
  • Phyto chemicals

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Abstract

India is the chief sugarcane producer country in the world. Sugarcane cultivation is done under varied agroclimatic conditions; therefore, it is likely to be attacked by various pests. Numerous insect pests infest the crop throughout the season, right from its germination to harvest. In the current study, efforts have been made to evaluate the biopesticidal potential of the extracts of Parthenium hysterophorus L in different solvents against sugar cane aphids. During the experiment, a maximum number of adults of aphids per leaf were collected from the sugarcane field. Among the plant extracts of Parthenium hysterophorus in different solvents, methanol represented a promising natural product for aphid control. The methanol extract of parthenium showed lowest mortality (20%) at 10% dose and highest mortality (100%) at 50% dose. Spectrophotometric, TLC studies and phytochemical screening have indicated the existence of phytochemicals in the methanol extract, which have shown insecticidal activities in various pests.

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