Toxicity of palm oil to eggs and larvae of Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) on stored cowpea

dc.contributor.author	Osekre, E.A.
dc.contributor.author	Gbewonyo, W.S.K.
dc.contributor.author	Ayertey, J.N.
dc.date.accessioned	2019-03-01T10:49:55Z
dc.date.available	2019-03-01T10:49:55Z
dc.date.issued	2002-09
dc.description.abstract	A commercially produced palm oil brand, Palmin oil, was evaluated for its effect on eggs and larvae of Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) on cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. Application of 1 μl of the oil on eggs deposited on 10 cowpea seeds, or directly on larvae growing inside seeds resulted in their death. Embryo mortality occurred only when the oil was placed at the anterior end of the egg. The nutritive content of cowpea seeds treated with Palmin oil remained unchanged. Furthermore, the oil did not go rancid following six months of storage. © 2002 ICIPE.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Osekre, E.A., Gbewonyo, W.S.K. & Ayertey, J.N. Int J Trop Insect Sci (2002) 22: 221. https://doi.org/10.1017/S174275840001208X	en_US
dc.identifier.other	Volume 22, Issue 3, pp 221–224
dc.identifier.other	https://doi.org/10.1017/S174275840001208X
dc.identifier.uri	http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/28468
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Insect Science and its Application	en_US
dc.subject	Callosobruchus maculatus	en_US
dc.subject	Cowpea	en_US
dc.subject	Nutritional status	en_US
dc.subject	Palm oil	en_US
dc.subject	Storage	en_US
dc.title	Toxicity of palm oil to eggs and larvae of Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) on stored cowpea	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

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