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Table 5 Effect of essential oils on the germination of cowpea seeds after 120 days

From: Comparative evaluation of insecticidal properties of essential oils of some selected botanicals as bio-pesticides against Cowpea bruchid, Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius) [Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae]

Botanicals

Concentration (ml)

0

1

3

5

Aframomum melegueta

80a

100a

100a

90a

Annona muricata

85a

100a

100a

90a

Eucalyptus globulus

85a

100a

100a

100a

Ficus exasperate

80a

100a

100a

90a

Tetrapleura tetraptera

85a

100a

100a

100a

  1. Means followed by the same letter along the column were not significantly different at 5% using Tukey’s test