Claim · model-written summary
Higher seed oil dosages caused 100% adult C. maculatus mortality.
- Taxon
- cowpea
Vigna unguiculatae1 - Treatment
- Piper guineense seed oile1
- Interactor
- C. maculatus
Callosobruchus maculatuse0pest
- Outcome
- Adult C. maculatus mortalitye0
- Direction
- dose-dependente0
- Value
- 100%e0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Adult C. maculatus mortality was dose-dependent with higher dosages inducing 100% mortality”
e1“Piper guineense seed oil in the control of cowpea bruchid, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) infestation on stored cowpea seeds”
Title
Chukwunonso O. Nzelu; Kingsley C. Emeasor; Nnaemeka J. Okonkwo International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 2020. doi:10.29121/granthaalayah.v8.i8.2020.875
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Intervention effect Seed oil treatment significantly reduced eggs laid on cowpea seeds.
- Intervention effect Higher seed oil dosages completely inhibited progeny emergence.
- Intervention effect Higher seed oil dosages completely inhibited feeding damage.
- Intervention effect Piper guineense seed oil had no adverse effect on cowpea seed viability.
- Recommendation The authors consider P. guineense seed oil a protectant alternative to synthetic insecticides for stored products.