Potential of selected plant essential oils in management of Sitophilus oryzae (L.) and Rhiyzopertha dominica (F.) on wheat grains

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Table 10 Effect of basil oil and petitgrain mandarin oil on wheat grain germination percentage (%) during storage (0–180 days)

Time (day)	Basil oil			Petitgrain mandarin oil
Time (day)	Control	LC₅₀	LC₉₅	Control	LC₅₀	LC₉₅
0 15 30 60 90 120 150 180	100 a 100 a 90 bc 100 a 95 ab 90 bc 100 a 90 bc	100 a 90 bc 90 bc 90 bc 90 bc 80 de 90 bc 95 ab	95 ab 100 a 90 bc 80 de 90 bc 85 cd 80 de 85 cd	95 ab 100 a 100 a 100 a 95 ab 100 a 90 bc 95 ab	100 a 95 ab 100 a 90 bc 90 bc 100 a 90 bc 85 cd	95 ab 100 a 95 ab 80 de 75 ef 90 bc 85 cd 85 cd

In the same column, means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at 0.05 level according to Duncan multiple range test