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Effects of green manure cover crops (Canavalia ensiformis L. and Mucuna pruriens L.) on seed germination and seedling growth of maize and Eleusine indica L. and Bidens pilosa L. weeds

S Mabasa · P. J. Pieterse · J.T. Rugare

In Lab bioassays and Pot culture, we studied the allelopathic potential of aqueous extracts (0, 1.25, 2.5, 3.75 and 5 % wv-1 ) of green manure cover crops [jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis L.) and velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens L.)], on the g…

RUF-38324 2020 CC BY 4.0 24 Jun 2020

Essential oils of Cupressus lusitanica and Eucalyptus saligna as fumigants of stored product insect pests: The hope of the future for small-scale farmers

P.K Bett · A.L. Deng · S.T Kariuki · J.M. Mihale +3 more

Laboratory studies were conducted in the Biotechnology Laboratory, Egerton University, Kenya to determine fumigant activity (space and grain fumigation) of essential oils of the Mexican cypress (C. lusitanica) and Sydney blue gum (E. Salig…

RUF-34135 2014 CC BY 4.0 13 Aug 2015