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. 2019 Apr 19;19(2):22. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/iez029

Table 3.

Progeny production of Callosobruchus maculatus in grains treated with three extracts of Hemizygyia welwitschii leaf powder under ambient laboratory conditions

Products
Contents (g/kg)
Mean number of F1 adult progeny % reduction in adult emergence relative to control
Hexane extract
0 236.00 ± 10.73c 0.00 ± 0.00a
2 19.75 ± 2.22b 91.62 ± 0.94b
4 8.00 ± 2.5a 96.60 ± 0.62c
6 2.50 ± 3.00a 98.92 ± 1.28d
10 0.00 ± 0.00a 100.00 ± 0.00d
F (4, 15) 1,599.18*** 12,967.22***
Acetone extract
0 292.75 ± 0.96e 0.00 ± 0.00a
2 36.75 ± 1.50d 87.44 ± 0.54b
4 28.25 ± 1.50c 90.35 ± 0.49c
6 11.00 ± 1.41b 96.24 ± 0.49d
10 2.75 ± 2.21a 99.06 ± 0.75e
F (4, 15) 24,477.28*** 26,068.39***
Methanol extract
0 109.75 ± 0.96d 0.00 ± 0.00a
2 19.50 ± 3.00c 82.22 ± 2.76b
4 11.00 ± 1.41b 89.98 ± 1.25c
6 4.75 ± 0.96a 95.68 ± 0.85d
10 1.75 ± 0.50a 98.40 ± 0.46d
F (4, 15) 3,158.53*** 3,388.60***

Means within the column followed by the same small letter do not differ significantly at the 5% level according to Tukey test. *** P < 0.001.