Feeding Deterrent and Genotoxicity Analysis of a novel Phytopesticide by using Comet Assay against Helicoverpa armigera (HÜbner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
AUTOR(ES)
Packiam, Soosaimanickam Maria, Emmanuel, Cyril, Baskar, Kathirvelu, Ignacimuthu, Savarimuthu
FONTE
Braz. arch. biol. technol.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2015-08
RESUMO
Newly developed Phytopesticidal formulations from pongam and neem oils were evaluated for their feeding deterrent activity using leaf disc choice and no-choice methods, and genotoxic study using comet assay against Helicoverpa armigera at different concentrations of 5, 10, 15, and 20 ppm. Among various phytopesticidal formulations, neem and pongam oils at 1:1 ratio, called PONNEEM showed significant feeding deterrent activity against H. armigera at 20 ppm concentration and wasgenotoxic to H. armigera (P>0.001). The comet parameters, namely tail moment (arbitrary units), tail length (µm) and tail DNA (%) were observed at all the concentrations of PONNEEM. Statistically significant changes in all the comet parameters of H. armigera were observed at 20 ppm (P<0.001). Feeding deterrent and genotoxicity effect of PONNEEM could be applied as phytopesticide for controlling the lepidopteran insect pests.
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